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Altman says OpenAI IPO will wait until model safety improves

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the company will not go public until it can make better promises about model safety. He gave no firm timeline.

First seen 30 Sep, 00:19 UTC on The Verge2 sourcesLast update 1h ago

What the sources say

Linked, never rewritten. Official means the lab itself.

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No word from OpenAI yet.

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The Verge· 30 Sep, 00:19OpenAI won't go public until its models are safeArs Technica· 30 Sep, 14:06OpenAI delays IPO over AI safety concerns

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30 Sep 00:19The Verge OpenAI won't go public until its models are safe30 Sep 14:06Ars Technica OpenAI delays IPO over AI safety concerns

What the numbers did

Signals for OpenAI from two hours before this story to ten days after: leaderboards, app charts, usage, prices and status.

StatusOpenAI's status page is back to normal after 6 hoursStatusOpenAI reports degraded service: Elevated errors in ChatGPT Space PagesUsageOpenAI's share of OpenRouter spend up 1.4 points in a week, to 27.2%

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