AGI is whatever you want it to be

OpenAI’s latest model, GPT-6 Astra, is being framed as evidence that the “AGI era” has arrived, but the broader takeaway for CIOs is that AI vendors are accelerating their narrative as much as their technology. For IT leaders, the strategic implication is to treat these announcements as signals of rapidly increasing AI capability and competitive pressure, while staying grounded in measurable business outcomes, governance, and integration readiness rather than speculative AGI claims.