
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman confirmed that there would be no OpenAI IPO in 2026 during an interview with Fortune. Over the course of 45 minutes, Altman discussed a variety of subjects including the Hugging Face hacking incident, recursive self-improvement, and the possibility of building an AI that was beyond human control. On the latter, he said it was « absolutely » possible, but vowed to take actions to prevent that from happening, even if it meant pausing training, adding that « there are risks we should not be able to incur on behalf of humanity. »
« We’re not rushing into an IPO. I actually think that, given everything happening with safety, th …