The Vergecast · Friday, September 4, 2026
Hayden Field reported on OpenAI's announcement of a new model named Astra, which they described as a "generational leap in capability." OpenAI leadership, including Sam Altman, has indicated that they believe AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) is now here, marking a new era.
“So, it's the dawn of a new era.”
“Yes. I was really surprised to hear him say that on the press call and then later on he kind of doubled down on it. He said for me personally, you know, we're there.”
“So, yeah, today they announced Astra and we did know about it before.”
“So they called it a generational leap in capability for cybersecurity, professional work, software engineering, science, and computer and browser use.”