Sam Altman has told OpenAI fans to lower their expectations after rumors the company had achieved AGI went viral on X.

Some talk about super intelligence, AI personal assistants for all, and a world free of want. Others warn of the robot apocalypse. A few even argue that the potential of current AI models is overblown.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has clarified that AGI is not on the immediate horizon, urging users to manage their expectations. The company remains focused on enhancing existing AI systems and developing AI agents for 2025.

Alan Thompson, an expert in artificial intelligence and former chairman of Mensa International, runs the Conservative Countdown to AGI web page, and has increased the countdown to achieving AGI as 88% complete in light of Altman’s latest comments, along with the release of Nvidia Cosmos for training humanoid robots.

OpenAI's CEO made bold claims about artificial general intelligence and the adoption of AI agents in 2025, but experts aren't quite convinced.

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, has clarified that the company has not yet achieved Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), despite swirling rumours about a potential launch, some fuelled by his own recent blog post.

OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman has watered down fans’ wild online speculation about his company’s capabilities following rumors the company was close to superintelligence. This followed excitement among fans as rumors circulated online that the ChatGPT maker had achieved General Artificial Intelligence (AGI) behind closed doors.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman took to social media today to clarify that his startup, which ignited the AI race with ChatGPT, has not yet built AGI.