Sam Altman: Declaring AGI is becoming meaningless
ChrisGPT · x · 2026-09-02
In an interview, Sam Altman discussed the definition of AGI, stating that declaring a specific victory point is becoming meaningless due to varying definitions. He argued that current capabilities—coding, starting companies, scientific discovery—would have been considered AGI in 2020. He views ASI as a continuous ramp of increasing capabilities rather than a final finish line, noting no signs of the exponential curve slowing down.
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