OpenAI delaying IPO amid AI safety concerns, Sam Altman says

AxiosSeptember 12, 2026en

OpenAI will not go public this year given all the safety work it needs to do, CEO Sam Altman said in a Fortune interview released Saturday. Why it matters: Altman's comments come as fears over doomsday AI scenarios have ramped up since an Anthropic employee resigned and issued a dire warning about AI's capabilities. What they're saying: "Right now would be an ill-advised moment to go public," Altman said . "I would say not 2026, yeah. We got a lot of stuff to do," Altman told Fortune editor-in-chief Alyson Shontell. "Meeting this moment of what is going to be required for safety and alignment, and how the industry and governments can work together, I'm happy to be able to do that as a privat

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