OpenAI chief financial officer Sarah Friar tells the Wall Street Journal’s Tech Live event on Wednesday that the company is looking at an “ecosystem” of banks, private equity and possibly government participation to finance its more than $1 trillion in infrastructure commitments. Asked by a WSJ editor whether that means a federal subsidy, Friar describes a backstop or guarantee that would lower the cost of financing and raise the loan-to-value the company could support against its equity. Pressed on whether she means federal backing for chip investors, she agrees.

By Wednesday evening she posts on LinkedIn saying OpenAI is not seeking a government backstop for its infrastructure commitments, that the word muddied her point, and that American technological strength requires both the private sector and government to play their part. The company has signed more than $1.4 trillion of infrastructure deals in recent months, including a roughly $300 billion Oracle agreement and the $500 billion Stargate data center venture, while reporting a net loss above $11.5 billion for the September quarter.