Sam Altman says IPOs 'ill-advised' for AI firms amid rogue agent fears - AFR

Technology AI Print article Paul Smith Technology editor Sep 30, 2026 – 8.26am OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman says it is the wrong time for artificial intelligence companies to go public because of safety concerns where the technology has gone rogue, including hacking into Australia’s Medicare system. Altman’s comments come as rival Anthropic, the developer of the Claude platform, prepares for its sharemarket listing, with reports it could have a valuation of $US2 trillion ($2.9 trillion). Loading... Save Log in or Subscribe to save article Share Copy link Copied Email LinkedIn Twitter Facebook Copy link Copied Share via... Gift this article Subscribe to gift this article Gift articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe now Already a subscriber? Login License article Read More AI OpenAI Sam Altman Google Meta Anthropic IPO Fetching latest articles