How Will OpenAI's Superintelligence Fears Shape Its IPO Plans?

Sam Altman linked questions about controlling superintelligence with OpenAI’s financing choices in a Fortune interview. OpenAI continues to prioritize catastrophic misuse categories through its Preparedness work and previously pledged about 20 percent of compute to alignment research. The company restructured safety oversight in 2024 with a board-level Safety and Security Committee after senior safety leaders departed. OpenAI has not pursued a near-term IPO, opting for private capital and a 2023 employee tender that reportedly valued the company around $86 billion. A deep partnership with Microsoft supports compute needs while reducing pressure to list. Competitors like Anthropic and Google DeepMind emphasize safety as policy frameworks in the United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union tighten.

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