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OpenAI’s Astra sparks AGI claims, Gary Marcus doubts

9/7/2026

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  • Jensen Huang, Nvidia CEO, said OpenAI’s Astra model signals AGI arrival.
  • OpenAI unveiled Astra Thursday, describing it as its most intelligent and aligned model.
  • Gary Marcus warned Huang gave no evidence, saying Astra meets only one or two of his ten-point AGI criteria.
  • Nvidia reported $96.2 billion August revenue, with $89 billion from AI chips.
  • Nvidia will bring 400,000 GPUs online soon.