“I would certainly say by the end of this decade, so, by 2030, if we don't have models that are extraordinarily capable and do things that we ourselves cannot do, I'd be very surprised.”
CEO of OpenAI
Said Sep 26, 2025Deadline Dec 31, 2030WELT / Axel Springer Global Reporters Network interview with Jan Philipp Burgard, Berlin, published 26 September 2025 (English Q&A via Business Insider)
Altman gave the remark while in Berlin for the 2025 Axel Springer Award; he also said AI would take over 30–40% of today's economic tasks. Resolves at the end of 2030.