Checked fact 220122 Oct 2026Safety and security

In his prepared statement to the Senate Commerce Committee (8 May 2025) he called AGI a weakly defined term and said OpenAI was confident of reaching it during President Trump's time in office.

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AGI is a weakly defined term, but generally speaking we mean it to be a system that can tackle increasingly complex problems, at human level, in many fields. [...] we are now confident that we'll reach that milestone during President Trump's time in office.

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Winning the AI Race: Strengthening U.S. Capabilities in Computing and Innovation, S. Hrg. 119-143 (official hearing record)
US Government Publishing Office · 2025-05-08

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“In his prepared statement to the Senate Commerce Committee (8 May 2025) he called AGI a weakly defined term and said OpenAI was confident of reaching it during President Trump's time in office.” ai notis, checked 21 Oct 2026. Source: Winning the AI Race: Strengthening U.S. Capabilities in Computing and Innovation, S. Hrg. 119-143 (official hearing record) (US Government Publishing Office). https://ainotis.com/c/2201

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ai notis. (2026, October 21). In his prepared statement to the Senate Commerce Committee (8 May 2025) he called AGI a weakly defined term and said OpenAI was confident of reaching it during President Trump's time in office [Checked claim 2201]. ai notis. https://ainotis.com/c/2201

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