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TechAltman says OpenAI will delay IPO until safety concerns are overcome

ChatGPT maker OpenAI has launched a new AI personal assistant. Chief executive Sam Altman says the company will delay its initial public offering until it overcomes safety concerns, as it faces competition from Meta’s Muse.

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FFinancial TimesOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-29 21:56

Altman says OpenAI will delay IPO until safety concerns are overcome

TechAltman discusses OpenAI IPO plans, AI agent Dots and security

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says the company’s new personal AI agent, Dots, is a premium product. He also says OpenAI will eventually go public, but is taking its time before doing so.

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BBloomberg TelevisionOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-29 21:36

Altman discusses OpenAI IPO plans, AI agent Dots and security
Altman discusses OpenAI IPO plans, AI agent Dots and security

TechOpenAI CEO Sam Altman says AI could bring ‘renaissance’ or ‘upheaval’

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday that artificial intelligence could lead either to a new renaissance of creativity and discovery or to an industrial revolution marked by upheaval and disarray.

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TThe Associated PressOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-24 03:45

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says AI could bring ‘renaissance’ or ‘upheaval’
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says AI could bring ‘renaissance’ or ‘upheaval’

TechAltman, Amodei Call for Global Cooperation on AI Safety

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei urged world leaders to cooperate on artificial intelligence during an extraordinary appearance before the U.N. Security Council. The discussion centered on mounting concerns that the technology could pose existential risks to humanity.

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BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★★★☆2026-09-23 21:30

Altman, Amodei Call for Global Cooperation on AI Safety
Altman, Amodei Call for Global Cooperation on AI Safety

Tech‘The world is right to be afraid’: Sam Altman discusses AI and uprising concerns

OpenAI co-founder and CEO Sam Altman addressed global fears about the dangers of rapidly advancing AI models at Salesforce’s Dreamforce panel in San Francisco. He said the models will become more capable and smarter than people in some ways, and acknowledged that the world is right to fear AI companies gaining too much power and influence.

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GGlobal NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-16 16:56

‘The world is right to be afraid’: Sam Altman discusses AI and uprising concerns
‘The world is right to be afraid’: Sam Altman discusses AI and uprising concerns

TechOpenAI boss Sam Altman explains why and how the AI industry wants to slow down: ‘We could lose control’

OpenAI chief Sam Altman has detailed how AI safety frameworks and a slowdown in development could work, as the industry increasingly unites around concerns that it could lose control of the technology.

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CCNBCOriginal★★★★☆2026-09-14 08:59

OpenAI boss Sam Altman explains why and how the AI industry wants to slow down: ‘We could lose control’
OpenAI boss Sam Altman explains why and how the AI industry wants to slow down: ‘We could lose control’

TechAltman tells Fortune OpenAI will not go public in 2026

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in an interview released Saturday that the company will not go public this year, citing safety concerns surrounding artificial intelligence.

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FFrance 24Original★★☆☆☆2026-09-13 08:23

Altman tells Fortune OpenAI will not go public in 2026
Altman tells Fortune OpenAI will not go public in 2026

TechSam Altman says an OpenAI IPO in 2026 would be “ill-advised”

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman confirmed in a Fortune interview that the company will not go public in 2026. He said current AI safety concerns make this an ill-advised time for an IPO and that OpenAI will wait until it is ready. Altman also said building AI beyond human control is “absolutely” possible, but pledged to act to prevent it, including pausing training if necessary.

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TThe VergeOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-12 21:16

Sam Altman says an OpenAI IPO in 2026 would be “ill-advised”
Sam Altman says an OpenAI IPO in 2026 would be “ill-advised”

EconomyOpenAI IPO won't happen this year, Sam Altman says

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the company will not go public this year, calling the current moment ill-advised for an IPO because of everything happening around safety.

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CCoinDeskOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-12 21:09

OpenAI IPO won't happen this year, Sam Altman says
OpenAI IPO won't happen this year, Sam Altman says

TechMusk, Altman back Amodei’s plan to ‘slow the pace’ of AI advances

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei shared a plan to slow the pace of advancing AI capabilities, winning support from Elon Musk and Sam Altman. His essay followed an Anthropic researcher’s social-media announcement that they had quit the company, which sparked a firestorm.

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CCNBCOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-12 20:55

Musk, Altman back Amodei’s plan to ‘slow the pace’ of AI advances
Musk, Altman back Amodei’s plan to ‘slow the pace’ of AI advances

TechOpenAI’s Altman Says Astra Model Took Longer Than Hoped

OpenAI CEO and co-founder Sam Altman says the rollout of the company’s latest AI model, GPT-6 Astra, took longer than hoped. He discussed the model with Ed Ludlow on Bloomberg Television’s “The Close.”

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BBloomberg TelevisionOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-04 12:15

OpenAI’s Altman Says Astra Model Took Longer Than Hoped
OpenAI’s Altman Says Astra Model Took Longer Than Hoped

TechSam Altman apologizes for ‘messy’ GPT-6 Astra rollout that locked out paying users

Hours after OpenAI launched GPT-6 Astra, CEO Sam Altman apologized for what he called a “messy rollout” that left paying users waiting for access. The model was initially offered to some enterprise customers, with broader access planned over the following days but no clear timeline. The release also faced a delayed blog post and criticism that Astra’s reasoning is harder to monitor for safety.

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TThe VergeOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-04 10:41

Sam Altman apologizes for ‘messy’ GPT-6 Astra rollout that locked out paying users
Sam Altman apologizes for ‘messy’ GPT-6 Astra rollout that locked out paying users

TechSam Altman Says OpenAI Has Fumbled at Communicating AI Benefits

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says leading artificial-intelligence developers have failed to communicate the technology’s benefits effectively, leaving the industry exposed to growing backlash from communities around the world.

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BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-04 07:00

Sam Altman Says OpenAI Has Fumbled at Communicating AI Benefits
Sam Altman Says OpenAI Has Fumbled at Communicating AI Benefits
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