Emily Bary
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Reporter @MarketWatch covering tech, payments, and telecoms. Formerly @BarronsOnline and @BarronsNext.
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Why OpenAI's Sam Altman says an IPO isn't in the cards this year
As backlash swells against artificial-intelligence companies, the CEO of OpenAI says he won't be testing the public markets this year. “Given everything happening with safety, right now would be an ill-advised moment to go public, and we don't feel pressure on that,” Sam Altman told Fortune in an interview on Friday that was published on Saturday. He later expressed explicitly that he would not be targeting a 2026 initial public offering.
Why OpenAI's Sam Altman says an IPO isn't in the cards this year
By Emily Bary Concerns about AI safety have ramped up, and OpenAI's CEO says now would be an 'ill-advised' time for the ChatGPT creator to go public Sam Altman of OpenAI says his company will focus on "meeting this moment of what is going to be required for safety and alignment." As backlash swells against artificial-intelligence companies, the CEO of OpenAI says he won't be testing the public markets this year.
Elon Musk backs Anthropic’s call to slow down AI progress before rogue bots take over the entire internet
In the lead-up to a potentially record-breaking initial public offering, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is calling for a slowdown in artificial-intelligence development due to the risks associated with the technology. “Given the accelerating rate of AI capability development, it’s my worry that in 6–12 months such a swarm could be capable of taking over the entire internet,” he wrote on Saturday.
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