OpenAI has officially announced that it confidentially filed a Form S-1 registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a proposed initial public offering. This move has been long awaited in the AI industry. This lands just over a week after its primary competitor, Anthropic, made an identical confidential move. It also comes just days before Elon Musk’s SpaceX is set to begin its historic public roadshow. A confidential filing allows OpenAI to submit its internal financial health data to federal regulators for comprehensive review without making sensitive parameters visible to the open public. This includes executive…