[OpenAI Has Secretly Filed for IPO with the U.S. SEC] BlockBeats reports that on June 9, OpenAI announced it has recently submitted a draft S-1 registration statement confidentially to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). OpenAI stated that it anticipated the news might leak, so it chose to disclose it proactively. The company has not yet decided on a specific timeline for going public, which may still take some time, as certain matters might be easier to handle as a private company. OpenAI noted that this is a complex balancing process, and submitting the confidential S-1 draft allows the company to retain the option of going public earlier, provided it determines in the future that going public is the best course of action. The announcement also stated that the filing is made pursuant to Section 135 of the revised 1933 Securities Act and does not constitute an offer to sell securities or a solicitation of an offer to purchase any securities. Any securities issuance, solicitation of purchase offers, or sales activities will be conducted in compliance with the registration requirements of the Securities Act. [Original Link]