OpenAI hails ‘new era of artificial general intelligence’ with Astra model release

OpenAI president Greg Brockman claimed the world has entered a new era of artificial general intelligence following the release of the company's latest model, Astra, which OpenAI described as the 'world's most intelligent and aligned model'. The release on Thursday came weeks after a serious AI safety incident involving other models under development caused international concern and a pause in Astra's training.

OpenAI hails ‘new era of artificial general intelligence’ with Astra model release 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 /glossary/ai-safety incident involving other models under its development caused international concern and a pause in Astra’s training /glossary/training . Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/03/openai-artificial-general-intelligence-astra-release Get AI news in your inbox Daily digest of what matters in AI. Key Terms Explained AGI /glossary/agi Artificial General Intelligence. AI Safety /glossary/ai-safety The broad field studying how to build AI systems that are safe, reliable, and beneficial. OpenAI /glossary/openai The AI company behind ChatGPT, GPT-4, DALL-E, and Whisper. Training /glossary/training The process of teaching an AI model by exposing it to data and adjusting its parameters to minimize errors.