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OpenAI rules out 2026 IPO as CEO cites AI safety demands
September 13, 2026 at 03:34 PM
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3 reports · 2 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 7 hours
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TGThe Guardian
OpenAI boss and Elon Musk back calls to put brakes on ‘reckless’ AI development
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
"أوبن إيه آي" تستبعد الإدراج في البورصة خلال 2026
(opens the publisher’s site)Sam Altman has confirmed OpenAI will not hold an initial public offering during 2026, citing the moment's requirements on advanced AI safety and alignment.
- Altman told Fortune the current timing "is not suitable" for an IPO and that the company feels no pressure to proceed, saying the offering will not occur in 2026.
- Altman said the possibility that AI could cause human extinction cannot be treated as an acceptable risk, whether estimated at 10%, 8%, or 6%.
- Altman said OpenAI still has "a lot to do" on safety, alignment, and on how industry and governments can work together.
- Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has urged AI companies to slow the pace of model development, a call Altman said he supports, saying pacing has become a key topic at OpenAI.
- Amodei warned that an AI swarm could take over the entire internet within a year and proposed a three-part plan including constant access for independent monitors.
- Elon Musk and Google DeepMind's Demis Hassabis have joined Sam Altman in backing Amodei's call to slow AI development.