# Sam Altman: OpenAI may reach AGI this year

> Source: <https://sources.news/p/sam-altman-openai-agi>
> Published: 2026-08-28 01:49:39+00:00

Yesterday, TIME and I published a cover story called **[“Inside OpenAI’s Reboot.”](https://time.com/article/2026/08/26/openai-sam-altman-interview/)** I spent two weeks at OpenAI’s San Francisco headquarters and spoke with more than 20 executives, investors, customers, and rivals.

I went into the reporting process wanting to understand OpenAI’s last year, what allowed Anthropic to gain so much ground, and the internal mood a…