OpenAI CEO Altman: No IPO in 2026, citing safety concerns
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman confirmed the company will not go public in 2026, saying that given current safety concerns, it would be an 'ill-advised' moment for an IPO. Despite having filed confidentially for an IPO, Altman stated OpenAI will go public 'when we're ready,' emphasizing business readiness and societal conditions.
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Jason Ma / Fortune : Sam Altman confirms OpenAI won't go public this year saying “given everything happening with safety, right now would be an ill-advised moment to go public” — Wall Street will have to wait for one of the most highly anticipated initial public offerings as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman confirmed it will not happen in 2026.
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# OpenAI’s Sam Altman says it would be ‘ill-advised’ to go public in 2026 While OpenAI has filed confidentially for an IPO, the company will not be going public this year, according to CEO Sam Altman. Altman was interviewed recently by Fortune editor in chief Alyson Shontell; amidst the fallout from the OpenAI-HuggingFace hack, as well as broader discussions about AI safety, Shontell asked whether OpenAI still feels pressure to “move really fast” due to its IPO plans. “We’re not rushing into an IPO,” Altman said. “I actually think that given everything happening with safety, right now would be an ill-advised moment to go public.” Instead, he insisted that OpenAI will go public “when we’re ready, which is when the business is ready, when we feel ready from what the moment is like in society with this technology.” When pressed on whether that means the IPO isn’t happening in 2026, Altman replied, “I would say not 2026, yeah. We’ve got a lot of stuff to do.” The New York Times reported in