That seems to be the gist of what Altman said during a dinner held in San Francisco on Thursday with a group of journalists and other OpenAI execs, according to The Verge. During that casual conversation,

At least part of OpenAI’s path to funding the significant cost of AI development will likely include a public offering in the future, though Altman declined to give a specific timeline

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman cautioned the startup community about an AI investment bubble, drawing parallels to the dot-com era. He criticized the "insane" valuations and "irrational behavior" of investors,