OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says the company won't go public in 2026, arguing AI safety and alignment concerns make now the wrong time to pursue an IPO.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman just admitted that the company’s long-awaited, potentially record-setting IPO won’t be happening this year. Instead of rumored financial woes, Altman is blaming AI safety concerns for the timeline shift.

OpenAI's chief has made comments detailing how AI safety frameworks and a slowdown could work, as the industry unites behind concerns.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman suddenly seems so disturbed by the nightmare-inducing AI monster he has helped create that he is having a hard time sleeping.

OpenAI chief Sam Altman called for safeguards and shared industry standards, saying developers can act before legislation arrives.

While OpenAI has filed confidentially for an IPO, the company will not be going public this year, according to CEO Sam Altman.

OpenAI is delaying its public offering past 2026. In a September 12 interview with Fortune, Sam Altman said the timing is wrong, the risks are rising, and the industry may soon coordinate to slow itself down.

Mounting worries about increasingly powerful AI models make this an ‘ill-advised’ time to go public, says OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman ended a year of feverish Wall Street speculation Saturday in confirming the AI giant will not go public in 2026, claiming it would be “ill-advised” to move forward with an IPO amid heightened fears about artificial intelligence safety and security.

President Donald Trump met privately with OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman backstage at the Republican midterm convention on Thursday, MS Now reports. CNBC's Megan Cassella has the details.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has said that he doesn't technically have a bunker. In "Artificial," the OpenAI movie shows him inside one.