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OpenAI takes the lead in AI IPO horse race: 'Getting to public markets first is very important'

Cnbc · · 446 words · By Davis Giangiulio
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11 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“OpenAI is set to confidentially file for an IPO as soon as Friday”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia and GitHub pages for OpenAI and a generic AI solutions site. None of these sources mention a confidential IPO filing for this Friday.
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web search NEUTRAL — OpenAI is an American artificial intelligence (AI) research organization headquartered in San Francisco, consisting of a for-profit public benefit corporation (PBC) partially controlled by a nonprofit…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Openai
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web search NEUTRAL — OpenOpenAI offers AI-powered solutions and tools for diverse applications, enhancing productivity and innovation.
https://www.open-openai.com/app
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web search NEUTRAL — OpenAI has 248 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub.
https://github.com/openai/
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“Traders on Kalshi now see OpenAI as the favorite to go public before Anthropic, giving it an 83% chance of getting the big payday first.”
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One source (StartupHub.ai) suggests the market leans towards OpenAI, but another source (Octagon AI) explicitly states a 57% probability of Anthropic going public before OpenAI, directly contradicting the 83% claim for OpenAI.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of unicorn startup companies: In finance, a unicorn is a privately held startup company with a current valuation of US$1 billion or more. Notable lists of unicorn companies are maintain…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unicorn_startup_compan…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of events of the year 2026 in the United States, as well as predicted and scheduled events that have not yet occurred. July 4, 2026, will be the 250th anniversary of the signin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_the_United_States
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web search NEUTRAL — Prediction Markets: Kalshi shows strong sentiment for AI IPOs. OpenAI: leading AI giant, potential IPO contender. Anthropic: another AI titan, also eyed for IPO. Traders Bet: on which AI giant will go…
https://www.startuphub.ai/ai-news/prediction-markets/2026/ai…
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“Before the initial report on the IPO timeline by the Wall Street Journal which CNBC later confirmed, traders gave OpenAI just over a 32% chance of beating its chief private rival to the public markets.”
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The evidence provided for this claim consists of dictionary definitions for the word 'prior' and general Wikipedia entries for journalists and the S&P 500. There is no evidence regarding prediction market percentages or reports from WSJ/CNBC on this specific topic.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article is a summary of the closing milestones of the S&P 500 Index, a United States stock market index.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closing_milestones_of_the_S&P_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Consuelo Mack (née Cotter, born 30 November 1949 in New York, New York) is an American business news journalist and host of WealthTrack, a news program presented by WLIW-TV in New York City, distribu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consuelo_Mack
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kelly Evans (born July 17, 1985) is an American journalist and co-anchor of Power Lunch on the CNBC business news channel. She was previously based in CNBC Europe's London, England, headquarters from …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Evans
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“Chances Anthropic would beat OpenAI to an IPO collapsed on Polymarket to 20% from 69%.”
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The evidence provided describes what Polymarket is in general terms but does not contain any data regarding the specific probability shifts (69% to 20%) for Anthropic vs OpenAI.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of episodes for 60 Minutes, an American television news magazine broadcast on CBS. Debuting in 1968, the program was created by Don Hewitt and Bill Leonard. The show is hosted…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_60_Minutes_episodes
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web search NEUTRAL — Polymarket is an American cryptocurrency -based prediction market which offers a platform where individuals can place bets on future outcomes, including sports matches, economic indicators, weather pa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymarket
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web search NEUTRAL — Polymarket US is operated by QCX LLC d/b/a Polymarket US, a CFTC-regulated Designated Contract Market. This international platform is not regulated by the CFTC and operates independently.
https://polymarket.com/
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“the birth of OpenAI's ChatGPT launched the AI bull market in November 2022”
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Wikipedia explicitly confirms that ChatGPT was originally released in November 2022.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — GPT-4o ("o" for "omni") is a multilingual, multimodal generative pre-trained transformer developed by OpenAI and released in May 2024. It can process and generate text, images and audio. Upon release,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPT-4o
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — ChatGPT is a generative artificial intelligence chatbot developed by OpenAI. Originally released in November 2022, the product uses large language models—specifically generative pre-trained transforme…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ChatGPT
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — ChatGPT Atlas is an AI browser developed by OpenAI. It is based on Chromium and is currently only available on macOS. The browser integrates ChatGPT into the browsing interface via a sidebar assistant…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ChatGPT_Atlas
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“There have even been internal disagreements on the timeline to go public, according to the Journal, with CEO Sam Altman pushing for a faster debut than CFO Sarah Friar.”
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Multiple independent sources (Business Insider, The Verge, and a report citing the Wall Street Journal) report disagreements between Sam Altman and Sarah Friar regarding the IPO timeline.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The AI bubble is a theorised stock market bubble growing since 2025 amid the AI boom, a period of rapid increase in investment in artificial intelligence (AI) that is affecting the broader economy. Sp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI_bubble
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — OpenAI is an American artificial intelligence (AI) research organization headquartered in San Francisco, consisting of a for-profit public benefit corporation (PBC) partially controlled by a nonprofit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenAI
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), commonly known as the Journal, is an American newspaper based in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It provides extensive coverage of news, especially business and financ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wall_Street_Journal
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“Anthropic... reportedly is in talks with investors for a new funding round that would value the company at $900 billion”
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Multiple independent sources (Bloomberg, Google News, and other web results) report that Anthropic is considering a funding round that could value the company at or above $900 billion.
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web search NEUTRAL — Anthropic is considering a funding round that would value it at over $900 billion. The company is entertaining offers for approximately $50 billion at a valuation of $850–$900 billion, with a board de…
https://thenextweb.com/news/anthropic-900-billion-valuation-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Anthropic Weighs $50 Billion Funding At $900 Billion Value. 7 hours ago.Anthropic Considers New Funding Round That Could Push Valuation Past $900 Billion, Bloomberg Reports.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — Anthropic is reportedly mulling a new funding round that would value it at more than $900 billion. That's according to a report Wednesday (April 29) from.
https://www.pymnts.com/artificial-intelligence-2/2026/anthro…
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“It was in late March when reports about an extremely powerful new model, Claude Mythos, circulated that Anthropic took a consistent lead over OpenAI on Kalshi of who would have a public debut first.”
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The evidence provided consists only of dictionary definitions for the word 'late'. There is no mention of 'Claude Mythos' or Kalshi trends in the evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — 6 days ago · The meaning of LATE is coming or remaining after the due, usual, or proper time. How to use late in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Late.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/late
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web search NEUTRAL — Late is both an adverb and an adjective; it means the opposite of early. Lately is also an adverb; it means ‘recently’. … Late as an adverb means ‘not on time’: … We use lately for states or for repea…
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/late
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web search NEUTRAL — 1. After the expected, usual, or proper time: a train that arrived late; woke late and had to skip breakfast. 2. a. At or until an advanced hour: talked late into the evening. b. At or into an advance…
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/late
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“Bloomberg reported around the same time that the company was looking to IPO as soon as October.”
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No evidence was found after searching for this specific Bloomberg report.
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“a court win against Elon Musk this week”
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No evidence was found after searching for a court win against Elon Musk during the current week.
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“CNBC and Kalshi have a commercial relationship that includes a CNBC minority investment.”
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