OpenAI revealed it has secretly filed an IPO application

Odaily reports that OpenAI issued a statement on Monday local time: "We recently confidentially submitted an S-1 filing. We expect it to leak, so we are making it public directly. The specific timing of the IPO has not yet been determined; it may still take some time, as certain matters are easier to handle as a private company. However, this involves a series of complex trade-offs, and this document gives us the option to go public more quickly when the timing is right." OpenAI's statement indicates that the company is seeking to capitalize on the AI boom, while its competitor Anthropic is also advancing its own listing process. (Jin Shi)