OpenAI Is Reportedly Prepping to File for an IPO. Here’s Why Sam Altman Says It Could Be ‘Really Annoying’

OpenAI could be going public in the next few months, but Altman seems ambivalent about the change in structure.

BY BEN SHERRY, STAFF REPORTER @BENLUCASSHERRY

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Photo: Getty Images

OpenAI, the privately owned company behind ChatGPT, is preparing to file for an initial public offering (IPO) in the coming weeks, according to a new report from The New York Times.

The news follows OpenAI’s legal victory over Elon Musk, who had sued OpenAI CEO Sam Altman for allegedly breaking the company’s founding charter by shifting from a nonprofit research lab to a for‑profit enterprise. With Musk’s lawsuit now resolved, one of the biggest legal........

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