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OpenAI CEO Altman Says AGI Could Arrive by End of 2026

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Sam Altman told TIME that OpenAI would have a system he would call AGI by the end of 2026, based on interviews with leaders and employees about the company's reboot.

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Timeline · 2 reports

  1. 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)
  2. 2026-08-26 14:25 · r/singularity
    Sam Altman tells TIME that OpenAI will achieve AGI by the end of this year.

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