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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

TechAlbanese says OpenAI agent hacked Medicare, tells Altman of ‘extreme concern’

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says an OpenAI-developed AI agent gained unauthorised access to the government-run Medicare statistics portal in June. He said there appeared to be no access to personal information, but investigations are continuing, and criticised OpenAI for taking too long to notify the government.

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TThe GuardianOriginal★★★★☆2026-09-23 21:11

Albanese says OpenAI agent hacked Medicare, tells Altman of ‘extreme concern’
Albanese says OpenAI agent hacked Medicare, tells Altman of ‘extreme concern’

TechBritish Columbia sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over Tumbler Ridge school shooting

British Columbia has sued OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman in California, alleging the Tumbler Ridge school shooting might have been prevented if police had been told the shooter used ChatGPT to plan the attack. The province seeks damages for recovery costs and changes to how potentially violent conversations are handled. Nine people, mainly children, were killed.

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TThe GuardianOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-22 04:29

British Columbia sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over Tumbler Ridge school shooting
British Columbia sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over Tumbler Ridge school shooting

TechOpenAI’s Sam Altman to brief UNSC as fears grow over fast-evolving AI dangers

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is set to brief the United Nations Security Council as concerns mount over the dangers posed by rapidly evolving artificial intelligence. Nvidia chief Jensen Huang and other technology leaders are also expected at a White House state dinner.

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TTRT WorldOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-18 23:00

OpenAI’s Sam Altman to brief UNSC as fears grow over fast-evolving AI dangers
OpenAI’s Sam Altman to brief UNSC as fears grow over fast-evolving AI dangers

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

EconomyANZ CEO Warns of AI Risks and Job Cuts After Musk, Altman Alert

ANZ Group Holdings CEO Nuno Matos warned that the risks associated with artificial intelligence are unpredictable and declined to rule out large-scale job cuts as the bank adopts the rapidly evolving technology.

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BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-15 10:00

ANZ CEO Warns of AI Risks and Job Cuts After Musk, Altman Alert
ANZ CEO Warns of AI Risks and Job Cuts After Musk, Altman Alert

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
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