OpenAI targets internal AGI by end of 2026: TIME report
imjustnewatai · x · 2026-08-27
Sam Altman told TIME he expects OpenAI to have an internal system he would call AGI before the end of 2026, with Mark Chen estimating they are 80% of the way there. Greg Brockman suggested this moment may be remembered as the creation of AGI. The Astra system demonstrates this path, meeting internal benchmarks for AI research interns by implementing experimental ideas and executing week-long research tasks. TIME highlights the recursive self-improvement (RSI) loop where AI runs experiments to build more capable successors. Additionally, July's GPT-5.6 release shows a significant rise in internal agentic token usage.
Related event: Altman Tells TIME OpenAI Will Have an Internally-Defined AGI by Year-End(15 posts)→
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