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International Business Times
International Business Times
Technology

Investors Will Have To Wait For OpenAI's Blockbuster IPO. Sam Altman Says AI Safety Comes First.

Altman said OpenAI would go public when the business itself was ready and when the broader circumstances surrounding increasingly powerful AI technology made the timing appropriate. (Credit: AFP)

OpenAI will not go public in 2026, CEO Sam Altman said. He claimed that the company has too much work ahead on artificial intelligence safety and alignment to pursue one of the technology industry's most anticipated initial public offerings this year.

Altman confirmed the timing in an exclusive interview with Fortune, calling the current environment an "ill-advised moment" for an IPO and saying OpenAI did not feel pressure to enter the public markets. Asked whether a 2026 listing was off the table, he replied: "I would say not 2026. Yeah, we got a lot of stuff to do."

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