OpenAI 預計「明年 IPO 上市」推遲此前預期！Sam Altman：若 AI 實現「自主進化」將延後上市

Artificial Intelligence (AI) giant OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed in an internal message to employees this week that the company is expected to go public "within next year." Earlier this Monday, OpenAI confidentially submitted an IPO application to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), targeting a historic valuation of one trillion dollars. However, Altman also left a hint that if the AI "Recursive Self-Improvement (RSI)" technology takes off, they might choose to delay the IPO.
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• Confidential filing with SEC! OpenAI closely following Anthropic’s pace
• Altman: More options now that we’ve submitted, but "RSI" is the key variable
• Boosting employee morale: upcoming $687 stock buyback offer

According to the latest report by tech media The Information on Wednesday (the 10th), OpenAI CEO Sam Altman clearly stated in an internal message sent earlier this week that OpenAI plans to go public "within next year."

Confidential filing with SEC! OpenAI closely following Anthropic’s pace

The report pointed out that OpenAI actually secretly submitted its IPO confidential documents to the SEC around Monday (June 8). This is the second top-tier AI giant, after its strongest competitor Anthropic, to take substantial action toward entering the U.S. stock market, aiming to satisfy the nearly frenzied global investor demand for AI sector funding.

Although OpenAI did not disclose specific issuance scale, terms, or exact timeline in its official statement this Monday, emphasizing that "some matters are easier to handle as a private company, so it may still take some time," previous reports indicated that OpenAI’s Wall Street debut target valuation could reach $1 trillion, with potentially startling progress as early as September this year.

Altman: More options now that we’ve submitted, but "RSI" is the key variable

Regarding the strategic intent behind this confidential submission, Altman provided additional clarification in his internal message to employees. He straightforwardly said, "Many things could cause the IPO timing to move forward or backward, but submitting now gives us more options if we want to go public sooner."

However, this AI enthusiast also threw out a highly futuristic and technological key variable. Altman pointed out that if OpenAI’s technological breakthroughs progress rapidly, enabling AI to achieve "Recursive Self-Improvement (RSI)," meaning AI can autonomously create and optimize entirely new AI systems, it would significantly reduce the urgency for the company to go public quickly. Altman explicitly stated in the message: "The faster RSI takes off, the more advantageous it might be for us to delay the IPO."

Boosting employee morale: upcoming $687 stock buyback offer

While focusing on the macro IPO blueprint, Altman also did not forget to stabilize internal staff and early investors’ confidence amid market crises and turbulence. In his internal message, he announced that OpenAI will soon launch a new round of stock buyback tender offers. It is understood that the buyback price per share will be as high as $687.69, allowing employees to convert their equity incentives into substantial cash before the official IPO.