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OpenAI CEO Altman Predicts AGI by End of 2026

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says the company will have a system he would call AGI by the end of 2026. Chief scientist Jakub Pacho says the upcoming Astra model already works as an automated research intern.

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Timeline · 2 reports

  1. 2026-08-26 17:30 · The Decoder
    Sam Altman says OpenAI will have AGI by the end of 2026 if you accept his definition
  2. 2026-08-26 15:35 · Techmeme
    Interviews with OpenAI leaders, employees, and others on the company's reboot; Sam Altman says OpenAI would have a system he would call AGI by the end of 2026 (Alex Heath/Time)

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