Interviews with OpenAI leaders, employees, and others on the company's reboot; Sam Altman says OpenAI would have a system he would call AGI by the end of 2026
THE SO WHAT
Putting a 2026 date on “a system I’d call AGI” is less about metaphysics and more about setting investor, talent, and regulator expectations for a new performance regime. If you own a product or infra roadmap past 24 months, assume model capability, cost curves, and governance pressure may all move faster than your current planning horizon.
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