OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated it would be "imprudent" to proceed with a stock market listing for the company in 2026, at a time when safety concerns are being raised about artificial intelligence. The statements were made to Fortune magazine.
Altman indicated that AI safety concerns are a determining factor in postponing any decision regarding a potential IPO. OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has been one of the most valuable in the technology sector, but the path to a stock market listing remains uncertain.
The statements come on the same day that Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic (company behind Claude), publicly called for a slowdown in the artificial intelligence sector, emphasizing the need for greater caution in technology development.
Both CEOs thus recognize that safety concerns remain a central preoccupation for the future of the sector, influencing important strategic decisions such as the possibility of companies going public.




