Report: OpenAI Hits 'AI Research Intern' Milestone Early with Astra
haider1 · x · 2026-08-31
Haider Pabani reports that OpenAI claims to have already hit the "AI research intern" milestone with Astra, which was not expected until September. Additionally, Sam Altman has mentioned having something he would call AGI internally by the end of the year. The author questions the connection between these two milestones.
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