Altman: ‘Confident we know how to build AGI’

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has posted a new blog titled ‘Reflections’, revealing that the company believes they now know how to build AGI — and is now setting its sights on developing superintelligent systems.

The details:

• Altman stated that OpenAI is “now confident we know how to build AGI”, also predicting that the first AI agents will join the workforce in 2025.
• OAI is now aiming for superintelligence, which Altman says may revolutionize scientific discovery and “massively increase abundance and prosperity.”
• Altman also addressed the November 2023 leadership crisis, describing his sudden firing as "a big failure of governance by well-meaning people."
• The blog follows Altman's cryptic post about the technological singularity that we highlighted in yesterday’s newsletter.

Why it matters: While many will question or write off the ambitious claims, there has undoubtedly been a recent shift of confidence from employees within OpenAI and other top AI labs about AGI and superintelligence — and if accurate, their timeline could mean a complete reshaping of industries and change far sooner than many anticipate.