OpenAI leadership reportedly confident AGI is 'on lock' by year-end
haider1 · x · 2026-08-31
Discussion around OpenAI's Project Astra suggests that if models are performing experimental work to build their successors, we are entering an early takeoff phase of recursive self-improvement. While distinct from AGI itself, sources indicate that OpenAI leadership is increasingly confident that AGI is essentially secured by the end of this year.
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