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56d agoOpenAI Targets AGI Achievement By Late 2026
CEO Sam Altman estimates OpenAI will internally declare AGI achieved by December 2026. Chief Scientist Jakub Pachocki links this timeline to the unreleased Astra model, designed as an automated AI research intern. This specific deadline shifts the goalpost from vague milestones to a concrete date.
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Developers should prepare for a sudden leap in autonomous research capabilities.