OpenAI’s Astra rumors revive the question: how soon could strong AGI arrive?
cuttheblue · reddit · 2026-08-04
The poster asks for a realistic timeline to strong AGI in light of an alleged OpenAI Astra model that reportedly made progress on several hard math, quantum, and cryptography problems.
- The thread defines strong AGI as systems that could do the hardest intellectual jobs, like top CEO or military commander work.
- It notes that progress appears strongest in math and coding, which could accelerate recursive self-improvement.
- The author says the headlines may be overstating the result: Astra reportedly solved some problems and merely advanced on others, while also failing on others like Millennium Prize problems.
- The core question is whether top jobs vanish in months or years, given how surprising recent model jumps have been.
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