Trump privately met with OpenAI’s Altman at GOP convention, MS Now reports

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has stated that the company will not go public in 2026 despite expectations of a blockbuster AI IPO. In an interview with Fortune, Altman emphasized that the IPO would be ill-timed due to escalating concerns over AI safety and development. He stated that the company isn't rushing into an IPO and feels ready to go public when the business and society are ready from a societal standpoint.

Anthropic, another AI firm, recently released a safety report detailing how threat actors used their models to research dangerous biological agents. This prompted Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to call for slower AI development until stronger safeguards can be put in place. Altman expressed gratitude that the industry is having this critical conversation as AI models become increasingly capable, highlighting the need to get things right in this high-stakes area.