Sam Altman says OpenAI going public in 2026 would be ‘ill-advised’

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: The Verge

What happened

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman confirmed that there would be no OpenAI IPO in 2026 during an interview with Fortune.

Key facts

  • OpenAI CEO Sam Altman confirmed that there would be no OpenAI IPO in 2026 during an interview with Fortune.
  • Reported by The Verge and published Sat, 12 Sep 2026 21:16:28 UTC.

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  1. OpenAI Is Beefing With Mathematicians, Will No Longer Sponsor Caltech ‘Mathathon’

  2. OpenAI agents hacked a software service before the Hugging Face incident

  3. OpenAI’s Sam Altman says it would be ‘ill-advised’ to go public in 2026

  4. Sam Altman says OpenAI going public in 2026 would be ‘ill-advised’

  5. OpenAI’s rogue AI tried to hack another company in May

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