[The Guardian Technology](https://www.theguardian.com/us/technology)
Astra’s arrival comes days after Sam Altman, [OpenAI](/glossary/openai)’s chief executive, described [AGI](/glossary/agi) as an ‘irrelevant marketing term’
The president of OpenAI, Greg Brockman, has claimed the world has entered a new era of artificial general intelligence after the release of his company’s latest model, Astra, which it described as the “world’s most intelligent and aligned model”.
Brockman made the claim on Thursday as the San Francisco company released the model only weeks after a serious AI safety incident involving other models under its development caused international concern and a in Astra’s training.
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Key Terms Explained #
AGI Artificial General Intelligence.
AI Safety The broad field studying how to build AI systems that are safe, reliable, and beneficial.
OpenAI The AI company behind ChatGPT, GPT-4, DALL-E, and Whisper.
Training The process of teaching an AI model by exposing it to data and adjusting its parameters to minimize errors.