OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the company will not pursue an IPO in 2026, telling Fortune that the current moment is not right for a public listing given the state of AI safety. Altman said OpenAI is under no pressure to go public soon and would consider an IPO only when the business is ready and society is better able to adapt to AI models with different levels of capability.
He also said OpenAI needs to prioritize AI safety and alignment work, adding that the company could slow development of frontier models as AI capabilities reach new stages. The comments come after earlier reports said OpenAI had considered delaying an IPO until 2027, with a potential valuation of $1 trillion.
Altman also voiced agreement with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, who recently called for slower frontier AI development and proposed giving independent evaluators access comparable to that of internal employees. Altman said that approach was a good idea and that OpenAI would do the same, adding that the company would share more soon.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in an interview with Fortune that the company will not pursue an IPO in 2026, calling the current moment the wrong time to go public because of AI safety concerns.
Altman said OpenAI is not in a rush to list. He said the company would revisit an IPO when the business is ready and when society is able to adapt to AI models with different levels of capability.
He added that OpenAI needs to put AI safety and alignment first, and said the company may slow development of frontier models as AI capabilities reach a new stage.
Earlier reports had said OpenAI was considering pushing an IPO to 2027, with a potential valuation of $1 trillion.
At the same time, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has recently called for slowing frontier AI development and proposed giving independent evaluators access comparable to that of company employees.
Altman later said: “I agree with Dario Amodei’s view. We need to control the progress of frontier models. This has been one of the main topics of discussion at OpenAI recently. Committing to give independent evaluators access similar to employees is a good idea, and we will do that as well. We will have more to share soon.”
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