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Greg Brockman on Why OpenAI Says We’re Entering the AGI Era

The a16z Show

Published
September 14, 2026
Duration
51:02
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Last updated
Sep 16, 2026

Discusses openai.

Summary

Ben Horowitz and Erik Torenberg sit down with OpenAI co-founder and President Greg Brockman to discuss why he believes AI has entered a new phase, what OpenAI’s latest models reveal about the path to AGI, and the safety and security challenges that come with increasingly capable systems.Greg explains why computer use represents such an important step for …

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Ben Horowitz and Erik Torenberg sit down with OpenAI co-founder and President Greg Brockman to discuss why he believes AI has entered a new phase, what OpenAI’s latest models reveal about the path to AGI, and the safety and security challenges that come with increasingly capable systems.Greg explains why computer use represents such an important step for agents, including models that can work coherently for 24 hours and interact with software through the same interfaces humans use. He also share

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  • openai