{
  "id": 7703264,
  "title": "OpenAI's CFO says AI is replacing some jobs, but many are mundane ones",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/openais-cfo-says-ai-is-replacing-some-jobs-but-many-are-mundane-ones",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-16T04:01:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/sarah-friar-openai-cfo-ai-replacing-mundane-jobs-2026-9"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Sarah Friar, CFO of OpenAI, stated that artificial intelligence is reducing the need for workers engaged in repetitive tasks, such as credit checks. In a CNBC interview, Friar explained that OpenAI utilizes AI for mundane finance work, including credit checks. She noted that the cost of each credit check dropped from $200 to approximately $0.17 due to AI implementation. While AI is reducing the need for some workers, Friar emphasized that it impacts only repetitive jobs, not those requiring greater intelligence. She provided the example of 2,800 credit checks conducted annually by OpenAI's procurement operation. Friar believed that AI could enable employees to focus on more intelligent work while routine tasks were handled by AI models at a superior level of accuracy and scale. The financial impact was substantial, with the cost per credit check reduced from $200 to about 17 cents, representing a significant return on investment for a CFO.",
  "summary": "Sarah Friar said that AI is reducing OpenAI's staffing needs for repetitive work and cut credit-check costs from $200 each to about 17 cents.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}