Sam Altman: our system now discovers new knowledge, does science, and writes complex software
haider1 · x · 2026-09-03
Sam Altman describes a new system as "so capable that it's discovering new knowledge, doing science, and creating entire pieces of complex software," calling it "a very crazy moment." He says the leap became clear gradually but centered around the GPT-4 era. A high-level capability claim from OpenAI's CEO signaling AGI-adjacent progress.
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