Greg Brockman Says AGI Has Arrived: 10,000 Agents Tackled Navier-Stokes
a16z · youtube · 2026-09-14
In an a16z podcast, OpenAI co-founder and President Greg Brockman tells Ben Horowitz and Erik Torenberg that AI has entered the AGI era, while admitting capabilities remain jagged.
- Computer use is a key step for agents: models that can work coherently for 24 hours through the same interfaces humans use.
- OpenAI deployed 10,000 agents on the Navier-Stokes problem; advances in math reasoning could transfer to science, software, and cybersecurity.
- On safety: reward hacking, building safety into architecture, and why the "defender's window" for cyber defense is now open.
- Future AI assistants will be persistent, proactive, personalized, and act on your behalf rather than wait for prompts.
- He also notes AI sentiment is higher in Asia than the West.
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