OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Says AGI System Will Be Ready by End of 2026
Altman's end-of-2026 timeline ties AGI directly to Astra, the unreleased model that has already solved unsolved problems, making the company's next release the practical test of its charter definition.
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told TIME magazine that by the end of 2026 the company will have an internal system he calls AGI. He linked the prediction to the unreleased Astra model, which has produced new results on 10 unsolved problems in mathematics and theoretical computer science. OpenAI's charter defines AGI as highly autonomous systems that outperform humans at most economically valuable work.
Sam Altman has put a date on AGI. In an interview with TIME, the OpenAI CEO said that by the end of 2026 the company will have an internal system he calls AGI, pointing to the unreleased Astra model as the basis for that claim.
Astra has produced new results on 10 unsolved problems in mathematics and theoretical computer science, and Altman said it excels at working on tasks over long periods. He predicted people will use it to discover new knowledge, adding, "That is exactly the behavior of AGI."
OpenAI's charter defines AGI as "highly autonomous systems that outperform humans at most economically valuable work." President Greg Brockman offered a softer framing, saying that from two years out, the present may be remembered as the moment AGI was created.
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