Nvidia's Jensen Huang Says 'AGI Has Arrived' and Congratulates OpenAI

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang tipped his hat to OpenAI on Sunday.

The chipmaking mogul took to X to congratulate OpenAI's team on the release of the company's newest and most powerful model, Astra, and made the notable statement that "AGI has arrived," a nebulous term that typically describes AI models that match or surpass human intelligence.

He also pointed out that Astra was trained on Nvidia's chips.

"From ChatGPT to o1 to Astra in 4 years," Huang said in a post on X. "AGI has arrived. Congratulations @OpenAI team."

OpenAI unveiled Astra on Thursday. The ChatGPT maker called it the world's "most intelligent and aligned model," and said it is capable of performing "the most demanding professional work with unmatched speed, accuracy, and judgment."

Greg Brockman, the company's president, said on a call with reporters on Thursday: "Welcome to the AGI era."

AGI stands for artificial general intelligence, a fuzzy concept that nonetheless has become a core goal for leading frontier AI labs.

OpenAI defines it as "highly autonomous systems that outperform humans at most economically valuable work." The company pitched Astra as a major research breakthrough and a shift in what's possible to delegate to AI. It's rolling out to customers this week.