Altman Defends AI Predictions After Admitting Economic Impact Was Misjudged

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has responded to criticism over his AGI timeline, claiming on X that his capability predictions were 'actually quite good.' This comes days after he acknowledged he had underestimated how quickly AI would disrupt the economy. Altman attributed the slower-than-expected impact to society and the economy being slow to absorb the technology, rather than any shortcoming in the technology itself. His remarks follow a recent cover story in which OpenAI's Mark Chen estimated the company is 80% of the way toward achieving artificial general intelligence.