Sam Altman says OpenAI won’t go public until its models are safe

OpenAI's CEO says the company will not go public until it can make confident safety claims about its AI models, with no firm timeline announced. This matters because going public would create pressure from Wall Street that could conflict with prioritizing safety over rapid expansion, and because major AI companies have recently experienced security breaches and safety concerns that have sparked public debate about controlling these systems. The decision comes after months of cybersecurity incidents at multiple AI labs and comes as a competitor, Anthropic, has filed to go public, creating questions about whether OpenAI's caution could delay its own public offering too long.