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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in an interview with Fortune that taking the company public in 2026 would be 'ill-advised,' despite OpenAI having filed confidentially for an IPO. Altman discussed a range of topics including the Hugging Face hacking incident, recursive self-improvement, and the theoretical possibility of building AI beyond human control. Altman said he would take steps, including potentially pausing training, to prevent AI from becoming uncontrollable, reflecting OpenAI's ongoing balancing act between commercial growth and safety concerns.