Sam Altman ruled out an OpenAI stock market listing in 2026. He said going public now would be an ill-advised moment given safety concerns. Altman told Fortune the company feels no pressure to list. He said OpenAI will go public when the business and society are ready. He also said the company has discussed pausing work as models reach new capability levels. Altman suggested leading AI firms may be close to a pact to slow development. He defended OpenAI's split non-profit and for-profit structure as built for this moment. Anthropic's Dario Amodei separately committed to giving outside evaluators internal access. An Anthropic researcher resigned this week, accusing both firms of acting irresponsibly. The comments came in an interview with Fortune's editor-in-chief on Friday.
What changed
OpenAI's stock market listing had been widely expected as early as 2026.
- IPO ruled out for 2026
- potential $1 trillion valuation
- SpaceX IPO raised $85 billion
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