Sam Altman confirms OpenAI won't go public this year saying "given everything happening with safety, right now would be an ill-advised moment to go public"
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When the most visible AI CEO cites “everything happening with safety” as a reason to delay going public, safety moves from a PR and policy topic into a capital-structure variable. Expect boards and investors across the ecosystem to start asking how safety posture and regulatory exposure show up in financing and liquidity decisions.
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