OpenAI IPO unlikely in 2026, says Sam Altman

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says the company's highly anticipated IPO is unlikely in 2026, even after confidential filing, calling going public at this moment ill-advised. The piece ties AI safety debates to regulatory groundwork and external evaluators, with Amodei and others urging pacing of frontier AI development; Altman welcomed calls for outside verification. California lawmakers moved to establish ethics rules for AI evaluators. Separately, reports of autonomous AI incidents and cybersecurity concerns keep the safety narrative in the spotlight.