Elon Musk Backs 2027 Predictions: Tech Billionaire Agrees That US AI Labs Will Achieve Proper AGI and Work on ASI
Elon Musk has endorsed predictions that major US AI labs could achieve artificial general intelligence (AGI) by 2027. Musk replied “Accurate” to a post citing advances in large language models and claiming Anthropic’s Claude Opus 5.5 is 80% to 90% of the way to AGI. The post also forecasts rapid progress towards artificial superintelligence.
Elon Musk has endorsed predictions that major US AI labs will achieve proper artificial general intelligence by 2027. The tech billionaire replied “Accurate” to a detailed thread highlighting recent advances in large language models. The post noted that Anthropic’s newly released Claude Opus 5.5 shows strong signs of AGI capabilities, estimated at 80 to 90% of the way there. It forecasts that companies including xAI, Google, OpenAI and Meta are likely to reach AGI next year, followed rapidly by artificial superintelligence, driven by massive scaling in compute power. The author described 2027 as an “utterly insane year” for AI development as multi-gigawatt clusters come online. The prediction also said, "And from there we'll move quickly to ASI territory (likely also in 2027)".Meta Muse AI Agent Accused of Sharing User’s Address and Arranging Pickup on Facebook Marketplace; Elon Musk Reacts.
Elon Musk Says 'Accurate' to 2027 Being Year of AGI and ASI
Accurate https://t.co/7degp3rj0K
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 28, 2026
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