2026 will likely see AI systems that can figure out novel insights.
Sam Altman, OpenAI · made Jun 10, 2025 · target Dec 2026 · Open
2026 will likely see the arrival of systems that can figure out novel insights.
The prediction
- Who
- Sam Altman, CEO, OpenAI
- Made
- Jun 10, 2025
- Target
- Dec 31, 2026 (stated as "2026")
- Status
- Openin 3 months
- Source
- The Gentle Singularity (blog post) Primary: their own words
- Topics
- Science
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| Oct 28, 2025 | OpenAI will have an intern-level AI research assistant by September 2026.Open · Unverified · target Sep 2026 | Sep 2026by September 2026 | Agents | Open |
| Jun 10, 2025 | 2027 may see robots that can do tasks in the real world.Open · target Dec 2027 | Dec 20272027 | Robotics | Open |
| Jan 6, 2025 | In 2025 the first AI agents may join the workforce and materially change the output of companies.Due for review · target Dec 2025 | Dec 2025in 2025 | Agents | Due for review |
| Sep 23, 2024 | Superintelligence could arrive in a few thousand days.Open · target Dec 2032 | Dec 2032in a few thousand days (about 3,000 days, read as late 2032) | AGI | Open |
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