[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":30},["ShallowReactive",2],{"nr-en-openai-ipo-verschoben-ki-sicherheit":3},{"slug":4,"title":5,"dek":6,"date":7,"time":8,"publishedAt":9,"updated":10,"updatedAt":10,"dateFmt":11,"updatedFmt":10,"kind":12,"tier":13,"author":14,"authorName":15,"topics":16,"tracker":22,"trackerLabel":23,"headlineStat":24,"image":25,"ogImage":26,"imageAlt":5,"csv":10,"minutes":27,"words":28,"html":29},"openai-ipo-verschoben-ki-sicherheit","OpenAI Delays IPO: Sam Altman Cites AI Safety Concerns","OpenAI will not go public in 2026. CEO Sam Altman attributes the postponement to unresolved safety risks and hints that the industry is planning a safety pact.","2026-09-13","12:50","2026-09-13T12:50:00+02:00","","September 13, 2026","news","standard","ideal-syka","Ideal Syka",[17,18,19,20,21],"AI Regulation","OpenAI","IPO","AI Safety","Alignment","\u002Feu-ai-act-fahrplan","EU AI Act Roadmap","Sam Altman: 10% probability of AI-driven human extinction by 2030","\u002Fnewsroom\u002Fimg\u002Fopenai-ipo-verschoben-ki-sicherheit.webp","\u002Fog-nr\u002Fopenai-ipo-verschoben-ki-sicherheit.en.png",2,376,"\u003Cp>OpenAI will not go public in 2026, CEO Sam Altman told Fortune magazine. Instead of pursuing an IPO, the company is focusing on AI safety and alignment—the alignment of AI objectives with human values.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Key Facts\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Sam Altman\u003C\u002Fstrong> confirms: OpenAI IPO not planned for 2026\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Reason: \u003Cstrong>substantial workload\u003C\u002Fstrong> in AI safety and alignment\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>OpenAI filed a \u003Cstrong>confidential SEC registration\u003C\u002Fstrong> in June; 2027 was previously under consideration\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Altman cites a \u003Cstrong>10 percent statistical probability\u003C\u002Fstrong> of human extinction from AI by decade's end as unacceptable\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch2>Safety Over Capital Markets\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Altman emphasizes that OpenAI faces no economic pressure to pursue an IPO. The delay is a strategic choice, not a distress measure. The CEO prioritizes technology risks in his reasoning: the mere possibility that AI systems could pose existential threats by 2030 is sufficient to redirect focus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Altman hints that a \u003Cstrong>safety pact among leading AI companies\u003C\u002Fstrong> may be imminent. Alongside industry peers like Elon Musk, he signals support for a more cautious development trajectory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Competition for Valuations\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>While OpenAI slows down, competitor \u003Cstrong>Anthropic\u003C\u002Fstrong> is accelerating its IPO plans. The company intends to begin marketing in mid-October, with listing before the US midterm elections in November. Market observers speculate that Anthropic could break SpaceX's previous record—SpaceX raised \u003Cstrong>86.2 billion US dollars\u003C\u002Fstrong> at its IPO and was valued at \u003Cstrong>1.8 trillion US dollars\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cdiv class=\"tbl-scroll\">\u003Ctable>\n\u003Cthead>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Cth>Company\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003Cth>Status\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003Cth>Timeline\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Fthead>\n\u003Ctbody>\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>OpenAI\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>IPO delayed\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Not planned for 2026\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Anthropic\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>IPO planned\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Marketing begins mid-October, listing before November 2024\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>SpaceX\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>IPO completed\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Record: 86.2 bn USD\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\u003C\u002Ftable>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Ch2>What This Means for German Companies\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Altman's decision signals that even market leaders view the controllability of modern AI systems as an unresolved problem. This has consequences: for German companies deploying or developing AI systems, safety and demonstrability become competitive factors. The \u003Ca href=\"\u002Feu-ai-act-fahrplan\">EU AI Act\u003C\u002Fa> already sets binding requirements—those taking these seriously may gain long-term advantage. Altman's stance also shows that the debate over regulated development is gaining momentum in the US. German regulators and companies should view this as validation of their cautious approach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Sources\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ad-hoc-news.de\u002Fwissenschaft\u002Fopenai-ipo-gestoppt-sam-altman-nennt-ki-sicherheit-als-grund\u002F70095109\">ad-hoc-news.de\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Editorially owned by \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fen\u002Fautor\u002Fideal-syka\">Ideal Syka\u003C\u002Fa>. Sources and method: \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fen\u002Fredaktion\">Newsroom & method\u003C\u002Fa>. Tips and corrections: \u003Ca href=\"mailto:ai@i6eal.de\">ai@i6eal.de\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",1789299273598]