AINewsOpenAISam Altman says OpenAI going public in 2026 would be \u2018ill-advised\u2019He also said that it was \u2018absolutely\u2019 possible to build an AI beyond human control.He also said that it was \u2018absolutely\u2019 possible to build an AI beyond human control.by Terrence O’BrienSep 12, 2026, 9:16 PM UTCShareGiftImage: The VergeTerrence O’Brien is the Verge\u2019s weekend editor. He\u2019s covered the tech industry for over 18 years and knows a thing or two about synths.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 \u201cabsolutely\u201d possible, but vowed to take actions to prevent that from happening, even if it meant pausing training, adding that \u201cthere are risks we should not be able to incur on behalf of humanity.\u201d\u201cWe\u2019re not rushing into an IPO.<\/p>\n
I actually think that, given everything happening with safety, this would be, right now would be an ill-advised moment to go public. And we don\u2019t feel pressure on that. We\u2019ve said for a long time, we\u2019ll do it when we\u2019re ready\u2026 I would say not 2026. We\u2019ve got a lot of stuff to do.\u201dFollow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Terrence O’BrienAINewsOpenAIMost PopularSamsung says \u2018Tim Cook\u2019 bought a Galaxy FoldApple addresses iPhone Duo copycatsLG responds to TV spying allegationsArizona\u2019s lifeline for chip manufacturing is drying upWe unfolded the iPhone DuoAdvertiser Content FromThis is the title for the native ad<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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