{"id":6539,"date":"2026-09-04T19:08:46","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T19:08:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=6539"},"modified":"2026-09-04T19:08:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T19:08:46","slug":"agi-is-whatever-you-want-it-to-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=6539","title":{"rendered":"Open AI says we\u2019re in the \u2018AGI era\u2019 with its new Astra model"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">OpenAI announced its next big model, GPT-6 Astra, and also, by the way, that \u201cthe AGI era\u201d is here now.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Today on <em>The Vergecast<\/em>, we\u2019ve got an all-star panel to break down the news of the week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">First, senior AI reporter Hayden Field joins us to talk about our supposed AGI era and Nvidia\u2019s acquisition of Hugging Face.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Then, our friend Joanna Stern pops in to talk about new Apple CEO John Ternus, old Apple CEO Tim Cook, and most importantly, to speculate on the format of next week\u2019s Apple keynote.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">We wrap things up with a super-special lightning round from the IFA electronics show in Berlin. Senior reviewer Jennifer Pattison Tuohy and editor Dominic Preston each pick out the five most interesting gadgets they saw at the show.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">And two more things: <em>Vergecast<\/em> producer Travis Larchuk pops in to tell his tale of identity theft woes and warn you that he isn\u2019t the one DMing you on Twitter to ask you to be on <em>The Vergecast<\/em>. Plus, Brendan Carr is a dummy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">We want to hear all your thoughts about all of it! Call the Vergecast Hotline at 866-VERGE11, send us an email at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/podcast\/990323\/mailto:vergecast@theverge.com\">vergecast@theverge.com<\/a>, and tell us everything that\u2019s on your mind. 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