GPT-6 Astra launch: Brockman declares 'Welcome to the AGI era'
bengoertzel · x · 2026-09-09
OpenAI released GPT-6 Astra, with president Greg Brockman declaring 'Welcome to the AGI era.' Ben Goertzel analyzes the claim as partly true, partly marketing: OpenAI secretly filed for IPO in June, and most confusion stems from AGI meaning wildly different things to different people.
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