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Aug 26, 2026

OpenAI says it will achieve AGI before end of 2026

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated the company expects to build artificial general intelligence before the end of 2026, with research chief Mark Chen saying OpenAI is already '80% of the way' to AGI.

Aug 26, 2026·2 sources

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▪OpenAI's Astra model has solved 10 previously unsolved theoretical computer science problems and surpassed internal benchmarks for automating entry-level artificial intelligence research.
▪OpenAI is developing a new line of models named Astra, designed to act as an automatic research assistant and coordinate up to 16 AI agents simultaneously.
▪OpenAI CEO Sam Altman projected in a TIME Magazine interview published in August 2026 that OpenAI will achieve an internal version of artificial general intelligence (AGI) by December 31, 2026.

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