OpenAI does a victory lap for its new AI model: 'Welcome to the AGI era'

OpenAI president Greg Brockman. Caroline Brehman / AFP via Getty Images OpenAI president Greg Brockman said he thinks Astra, the lab's new model, likely represents AGI. AGI, or artificial general intelligence, generally refers to AI that matches or outperforms humans. The Astra model marks a breakthrough in delegating work, according to OpenAI. OpenAI says that its new model has reached the AI industry's most sought-after milestone. "Welcome to the AGI era," Greg Brockman, the company's president, said at the end of a press call announcing the arrival of OpenAI's Astra model on Thursday. AGI stands for artificial general intelligence , a fuzzy concept that nonetheless has become a core goal for AI development. OpenAI defines it as "highly autonomous systems that outperform humans at most economically valuable work." The company pitched Astra as a major research breakthrough and a shift in what's possible to delegate to AI.