OPENAI ‘WILL BE A PUBLIC COMPANY IN 2027' OR SOONER, CFO FRIAR TELLS EMPLOYEES

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OpenAI's CFO, Sarah Friar, told employees during an all-hands meeting that the AI lab will be a public company by 2027. The startup confidentially filed its IPO prospectus with the SEC in June, but it has not publicly disclosed when it plans to debut. Its chief rival, Anthropic, has also filed its prospectus with regulators and has been holding early meetings to test the waters with potential investors. OpenAI is under pressure to justify its $852 billion valuation ahead of its IPO, and investors are eager to get a more detailed look into the company's finances.