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Sam Altman · OpenAI
We believe that, in 2025, we may see the first AI agents “join the workforce” and materially change the output of companies.
Not yet verifiedDeadline: End of 2025 (stated: “in 2025”) · Deadline passedLast checked: 2026-11-01Sam Altman, “Reflections” (personal blog)

The stated window has passed. “Materially change the output of companies” has no agreed measure; we have not yet reviewed enough independent evidence to assign delivered, partially or missed.

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2026-11-01 · Not yet verified — Added to tracker.

OpenAI · SoftBank · Oracle · MGX · The Stargate Project
Stargate “intends to invest $500 billion over the next four years building new AI infrastructure for OpenAI in the United States. We will begin deploying $100 billion immediately.”
In progressDeadline: January 2029 (four years) · 27 mo leftLast checked: 2026-11-01OpenAI · Announcing The Stargate Project

Multi-year commitment still within its stated window. Announced site and capacity figures are company claims; spending to date has not been independently totalled here.

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2026-11-01 · In progress — Added to tracker.

OpenAI · OpenAI
OpenAI said it will roll out support for the common AI-training opt-out signal “in the coming months”.
In progressDeadline: “In the coming months” — we review at six months (end of April 2027) · 6 mo leftLast checked: 2026-11-01The Hindu (AFP)

Review deadline is our editorial assumption, not OpenAI’s.

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2026-11-01 · In progress — Added to tracker.