Superintelligence could arrive in a few thousand days.
Sam Altman, OpenAI
It is possible that we will have superintelligence in a few thousand days (!); it may take longer, but I'm confident we'll get there.
- Who
- Sam Altman, CEO, OpenAI
- Made
- Sep 23, 2024 2 years ago
- Target
- Dec 10, 2032 in 6 years (stated as "in a few thousand days (about 3,000 days, read as late 2032)")
- Status
- Openin 6 years
- Source
- The Intelligence Age (essay) Primary: their own words
- Topics
- AGI
More from Sam Altman
OpenAI will have a fully automated AI researcher by 2028.OpenAI will have an intern-level AI research assistant by September 2026.In the 2030s intelligence and energy will become wildly abundant.2027 may see robots that can do tasks in the real world.2026 will likely see AI systems that can figure out novel insights.By 2035 anyone will command intellectual capacity equal to everyone alive in 2025.In 2025 the first AI agents may join the workforce and materially change the output of companies.
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