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In January 2025 he wrote that OpenAI is confident it knows how to build AGI as traditionally understood, and that AI agents may join the workforce in 2025.

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We are now confident we know how to build AGI as we have traditionally understood it. We believe that, in 2025, we may see the first AI agents “join the workforce” and materially change the output of companies.

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blog.samaltman.com · 2025-01-06

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“In January 2025 he wrote that OpenAI is confident it knows how to build AGI as traditionally understood, and that AI agents may join the workforce in 2025.” ai notis, checked 21 Oct 2026. Source: Reflections (blog.samaltman.com). https://ainotis.com/c/2210

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