Sam Altman says OpenAI will not pursue an IPO

OpenAI will not pursue an IPO until it can make confident safety claims about its AI models, according to Sam Altman, despite nearing $70B ARR.

14 sources · first seen 28 Sep 2026

• techmeme.com Sam Altman says OpenAI will not pursue an IPO until it can make confident safety claims about its AI models, but waiting too long would be "bad for the world" (Hayden Field/The Verge) 6h ↗
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• theverge.com Sam Altman says OpenAI won’t go public until its models are safe 16h ↗
• techcrunch.com OpenAI repotedly in talks to raise $30B round at $1.4T valuation 20h ↗
• techcrunch.com OpenAI reportedly in talks to raise $30B round at $1.4T valuation 20h ↗
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• cnbc.com OpenAI DevDay live updates: Altman faces safety questions as company unveils new features 28h ↗
• thenextweb.com Trump to host Mark Zuckerberg, Dario Amodei and other AI leaders at White House lunch 29h ↗
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• cnbc.com Trump to have dinner with Anthropic CEO Amodei at the White House, Axios reports 3d ↗
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