OpenAI’s Sam Altman says it would be ‘ill-advised’ to go public in 2026
In Brief Posted: 1:19 PM PDT · September 12, 2026 Image Credits:Nathan Laine/Bloomberg / Getty Images Anthony Ha OpenAI’s Sam Altman says it would be ‘ill-advised’ to go public in 2026 While OpenAI has filed confidentially for an IPO, the company will not be going public this year, according to CEO Sam Altman. Altman was interviewed recently by Fortune editor in chief Alyson Shontell; amidst the fallout from the OpenAI-HuggingFace hack, as well as broader discussions about AI safety, Shontell asked whether OpenAI still feels pressure to “move really fast” due to its IPO plans. “We’re not rushing into an IPO,” Altman said.
- ▪In Brief Posted: 1:19 PM PDT · September 12, 2026 Image Credits:Nathan Laine/Bloomberg / Getty Images Anthony Ha OpenAI’s Sam Altman says it would be ‘ill-advised’ to go public in 2026 While OpenAI has filed confidentially for an IPO, the c
- ▪Altman was interviewed recently by Fortune editor in chief Alyson Shontell; amidst the fallout from the OpenAI-HuggingFace hack, as well as broader discussions about AI safety, Shontell asked whether OpenAI still feels pressure to “move rea
- ▪“We’re not rushing into an IPO,” Altman said.
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In Brief Posted: 1:19 PM PDT · September 12, 2026 Image Credits:Nathan Laine/Bloomberg / Getty Images Anthony Ha OpenAI’s Sam Altman says it would be ‘ill-advised’ to go public in 2026 While OpenAI has filed confidentially for an IPO, the company will not be going public this year, according to CEO Sam Altman. Altman was interviewed recently by Fortune editor in chief Alyson Shontell; amidst the fallout from the OpenAI-HuggingFace hack, as well as broader discussions about AI safety, Shontell asked whether OpenAI still feels pressure to “move really fast” due to its IPO plans. “We’re not rushing into an IPO,” Altman said.
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