Altman Says OpenAI Will Not Go Public This Year or in 2026

TechFlow reports that on September 13, according to Jinshi Data, Sam Altman, founder of OpenAI, recently stated that the company will not go public this year, explicitly ruling out "2026." He emphasized that there remains substantial safety work to be completed, making now an inappropriate time for an IPO.

Following the resignation of an Anthropic employee who issued stern warnings about AI capabilities, concerns over the potential risks of AI have continued to intensify. Altman’s remarks directly address market expectations of unprecedentedly large IPOs from both tech giants this year.

As OpenAI postpones its IPO plans, the pressure to advance an initial public offering in the future has increasingly fallen on Anthropic. Notably, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has previously issued public warnings that the development of artificial intelligence needs to be slowed down.