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

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

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 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.

Brockman is the richest newcomer to this year’s Forbes 400 ranking of America’s wealthiest people, publishing this week. He’s worth an estimated $25.5 billion, thanks largely to his stake in OpenAI, which he disclosed during the trial was worth more than $20 billion and closer to $30 billion.

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

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman attend a working lunch with G7 leaders, G7 outreach partners and global tech CEOs on innovation and AI during the G7 Summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 17, 2026.REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/ File Photo

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's CEO called it an "ill-advised moment to go public" in an interview with Fortune.

He also said that it was ‘absolutely’ possible to build an AI beyond human control.

OpenAi founder Sam Altman during the G20 Innovation Ministerial on Sept. 2, 2026, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- Sam Altman, the chief executive of OpenAI,