# OpenAI’s CEO and CFO Are Telling Different IPO Stories. That’s the Point.

- slug: openais-ceo-and-cfo-are-telling-different-ipo-stories-thats-the-point
- date: 2026-04-05
- category: Artificial Intelligence

Sam Altman wants Q4 2026. CFO Sarah Friar is quietly walking that back to 2027. The real constraint is compute, and it is not bending to either timeline.

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