OpenAI drew 45 of 50 researchers who believed in AGI, Altman says

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has said that nearly 45 of the roughly 50 highly capable AI researchers worldwide who believed artificial general intelligence (AGI) was possible ended up working at OpenAI. He made the remarks at Internapalooza, an event associated with Z Fellows.

Altman said many researchers considered the pursuit of AGI unrealistic or irresponsible, and that OpenAI's willingness to chase a widely dismissed idea helped it attract talent. He added that researchers also had to consider whether the alignment problem could eventually be solved, even with no clear answer at the time.

AGI remains a central goal for the AI industry, though no universal definition exists and there is no agreement on when or if it will be achieved.