[AINews] OpenAI to reach AGI bar by end-2026
OpenAI chief scientist Jakub Pachocki says unreleased Astra model meets the 'Automated AI Research Intern' goal; Altman expects internal AGI declaration by December 2026.
OpenAI chief scientist Jakub Pachocki says the unreleased Astra model fulfills the September 2026 'Automated AI Research Intern' target. Sam Altman told TIME he expects OpenAI to declare AGI achieved internally by December 2026. The roundup also covers Zhipu's GLM-5.3-Flash (320B total parameters, 18B active, 1M context), Google's Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash video model topping the Text-to-Video Arena, and the $399 open-source Microduck biped robot from Pollen Robotics and Hugging Face.
- Pachocki: Astra is the 'Automated AI Research Intern' targeted for September 2026
- Altman estimates OpenAI declares AGI internally by December 2026
- GLM-5.3-Flash revealed as Ox Alpha: 320B params, 18B active, 1M context
- Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash ranks #1 in Text-to-Video Arena
- Hugging Face and Pollen launch $399 open-source biped robot Microduck
From the original article
6 min read at latent.space
Normally we eschew AGI timeline talk on Latent Space, because it is so ill defined and unaccountable, but, well, missing it would probably be the worse sin at this point. We last checked in on OpenAI AGI timelines 9 months ago , and, right on target, Chief Scientist Jakub Pachocki is now saying the unreleased Astra model is the “ Automated AI Research Intern ” he had aimed for by September 2026.
latent.space
A short excerpt; the article and its images belong to the publisher. Summary, key facts and assessment above are AI-written from the article and can be wrong.