TechOpenAI won’t go public until its models are safe

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says the company will not pursue an IPO until it can make confident claims about model safety, without offering a firm timeline. He warned that waiting too long could also be bad for the world, but said he does not want added Wall Street pressure while OpenAI addresses safety requirements for increasingly capable models.

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