OpenAI CEO Sam Altman confirmed that there would be no OpenAI IPO in 2026 during an interview with Fortune. "Given everything happening with safety, right now would be an ill-advised moment to go public," OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told Fortune. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• 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 p...S1

• "Given everything happening with safety, right now would be an ill-advised moment to go public," OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told Fortune.S2

• Wall Street was poised for a massive OpenAI IPO by the end of the year—but the CEO says that’s not happening.S3

• While OpenAI has filed confidentially for an IPO, the company will not be going public this year, according to CEO Sam Altman.S4

• OpenAI’s Sam Altman says it would be ‘ill-advised’ to go public in 2026S5