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OpenAI's Confidential IPO Filing: Putting Public-Market Discipline on a Mission Narrative

OpenAI is reportedly preparing a confidential IPO draft with Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, targeting a Q4 debut at a private valuation north of $850B. Fundraising is the surface. What matters more: a company that ran on narrative and enormous losses is being forced to operate under disclosure, a profit path, and governance scrutiny.