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Prediction · AGI

Sam Altman on AGI

Said

Within five years, people may look back on an AGI milestone that has already passed.

Source summary · not a verbatim quotation.

Expected by 2029

He expected rapid technical progress while the immediate effect on society could be smaller than people imagined.

Source notes

Interview published November 4; corroborated by Windows Central's November 5 report.