Guardian: OpenAI releases Astra, hails new era of AGI
nordicinst · x · 2026-09-04
The Guardian reports OpenAI has released Astra, claiming a new era of AGI. President Greg Brockman said future retrospect may mark this as AGI's creation. CEO Sam Altman had earlier called AGI an 'irrelevant marketing term'. The release follows a safety incident that paused training.
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