Sam Altman says OpenAI going public in 2026 would be ‘ill-advised’
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman confirmed that there would be no OpenAI IPO in 2026 during an interview with Fortune. Over the course of 45 minutes, Altman discussed a variety of subjects including the Hugging Face hacking incident, recursive self-improvement, and the possibility of building an AI that was beyond human control. On the latter, he said it was "absolutely" possible, but vowed to take actions to prevent that from happening, even if it meant pausing training, adding that "the
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OpenAI's CEO confirmed in an interview that the company will not go public in 2026, stating that doing so would be "ill-advised" given current safety concerns. He explained that the company is not rushing toward an initial public offering and will proceed when ready, emphasizing that there are risks related to AI development that should not be taken on behalf of humanity. During the same interview, he also discussed the possibility of building an AI beyond human control, saying it was "absolutely" possible but that he would take actions to prevent it, even if that meant pausing training.
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