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A chief executive says AGI may arrive this year as the next model previews

development2026-08-29

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After two weeks inside OpenAI, a reporter recounted Sam Altman saying AGI may arrive this year as the lab previewed its next model, with Codex becoming a persistent agent that runs until put to sleep.

Reporting date: 2026-08-29 (not necessarily the event date)

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Welcome to August 29, 2026 (theinnermostloop.substack.com)

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A chief executive says AGI may arrive this year as the next model previews
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Reporting date: 2026-08-29
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-08-29-agi-may-arrive-this-year
Claim: After two weeks inside OpenAI, a reporter recounted Sam Altman saying AGI may arrive this year as the lab previewed its next model, with Codex becoming a persistent agent that runs until put to sleep.
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- Welcome to August 29, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-august-29-2026
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