Sam Altman says OpenAI won’t go public until its models are safe
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated the company will delay an initial public offering until it can provide confident safety guarantees for its AI models. While Altman lacks a firm timeline for going public, he maintains that delaying the IPO indefinitely would negatively impact global progress in artificial intelligence development.
From The Verge's report. The cross-source account is still being written.
How it was reported
- The Verge·Sam Altman says OpenAI won’t go public until its models are safe
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated the company will delay an initial public offering until it can provide confident safety guarantees for its AI models. While Altman lacks a firm timeline for going public, he maintains that delaying the IPO indefinitely would negatively impact global progress in artificial intelligence development.
- TechMeme·Sam Altman says OpenAI will not pursue an IPO until it can make confident safety claims about its AI models, but waiting too long would be "bad for the world" (Hayden Field/The Verge)
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