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Altman tells Fortune OpenAI will not go public in 2026

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"Given everything happening with safety, right now would be an ill-advised moment to go public, and we don't feel pressure on that," Altman told Fortune business magazine.

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  1. Bloomberg

    OpenAI IPO Won’t Happen Until 2027, Sam Altman Tells Fortune (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    OpenAI will not go public in 2026, Sam Altman told Fortune Magazine in an interview, citing need for safety-related work.

  2. Axios

    OpenAI delaying IPO amid AI safety concerns, Sam Altman says (opens Axios)

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    OpenAI will not go public this year given all the safety work it needs to do, CEO Sam Altman said in a Fortune interview released Saturday. Why it matters: Altman's comments come as fears over doomsday AI scenarios have ramped up since an Anthropic employee resigned and issued a dire warning about A…

  3. Forbes

    OpenAI Isn’t Going Public This Year, Sam Altman Says (opens Forbes)

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    Wall Street was poised for a massive OpenAI IPO by the end of the year—but the CEO says that’s not happening.

  4. Insider

    Sam Altman says this is an 'ill-advised' time to IPO, given safety concerns (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Sam Altman said OpenAI may not go public in 2026, citing AI safety concerns and the need to make decisions that may not benefit shareholders.

  5. Quartz

    Sam Altman says OpenAI won't go public this year (opens Quartz)

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    Quartz's feed description

    The OpenAI chief executive said an IPO in 2026 would be "ill-advised" given growing AI safety concerns

  6. HuffPost

    OpenAI's Altman Won't Do IPO This Year, Calls AI Extinction Risk 'Unacceptable' (opens HuffPost)

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    HuffPost's feed description

    The tech firm’s CEO told Fortune it would be “an ill-advised moment to go public.”

  7. Revolver News

  8. Washington Examiner

    Altman says OpenAI will not go public in 2026, citing safety concerns (opens Washington Examiner)

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    OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in an interview released on Saturday the artificial intelligence company will not go public until at least 2027 as the industry coalesces around calls for safety measures. While speaking with Fortune’s Alyson Shontell, Altman said the timeline for OpenAI going public has b…

  9. Digital Journal

    Altman tells Fortune OpenAI will not go public in 2026 (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    "Given everything happening with safety, right now would be an ill-advised moment to go public, and we don't feel pressure on that," Altman told Fortune business magazine.

  10. France 24

    Trump slams AI skeptics as Altman pauses OpenAI IPO plans over safety concerns (opens France 24)

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    US President Donald Trump on Sunday slammed critics of artificial intelligence (AI) who warned firms to slow down development, branding them "negative" forces. The comments came soon after OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced his company will not go public this year, citing safety concerns.

  11. Engadget

    Sam Altman says OpenAI won't file for IPO this year (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    OpenAI's CEO called it an "ill-advised moment to go public" in an interview with Fortune.

  12. Inc.

    OpenAI’s Hotly Anticipated IPO Will Have to Wait. Sam Altman Explains Why (opens Inc.)

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    Mounting worries about increasingly powerful AI models make this an ‘ill-advised’ time to go public, says OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

  13. Gizmodo

    Altman Says OpenAI Won’t IPO This Year (opens Gizmodo)

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    Gizmodo's feed description

    The OpenAI CEO said it's because he'd rather deal with AI safety concerns as a private company.

  14. Fortune

    OpenAI’s IPO wait grows longer as AI safety fears mount (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    CEO Sam Altman tells Fortune the company won't rush to go public.

  15. FOX Business

    Sam Altman says OpenAI won't go public in 2026 amid AI safety concerns (opens FOX Business)

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    OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says the company won't go public in 2026, arguing AI safety and alignment concerns make now the wrong time to pursue an IPO.

  16. Fortune

    Sam Altman says OpenAI’s IPO window has been pushed to 2027—but markets aren’t the culprit (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    Altman called right now an ‘ill-advised moment to go public.’

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