Hugging Face researcher calls 'AGI already arrived' rumor about OpenAI and Anthropic nonsense

NielsRogge · x · 2026-09-13

A viral post claimed that AGI has essentially arrived at OpenAI and Anthropic but is being kept private, with models months from public release — triggering employee existential crises and US-China race anxieties.

Hugging Face researcher Niels Rogge quote-tweeted it with a blunt warning: "Do not fall for this kind of crap." The rumor comes from anonymous sources and should be treated as unverified speculation.

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