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

The OpenAI CEO recently published a blog post reflecting on AI progress, as well as his brief ouster from the company.

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.

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.

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.