Release2026-09-30
Sam Altman said OpenAI will not go public until its models are safe. He does not want extra pressure from Wall Street right now. He said waiting too long would be bad for the world. He wants confident safety claims before scaling to the next stage. He spoke at OpenAI DevDay after his keynote. He called pacing the frontier pushing safety ahead of capabilities. He said an IPO during a shift to capable models seems ill-advised.
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