OpenAI: AI agents now perform 3.1 researcher-workdays for every human researcher-workday, says it has reached “automated research intern” level, and expects “automated AI researcher” by March 2028
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https://openai.com/index/research-acceleration-view-inside-openai/ "As of mid-August, in total, the research organization uses 3.1 agent-workdays of effort for every workday of human labor.” “We have now reached the goal… of having an automated research intern.” “We are making strong progress towar…
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- 2026-09-08 14:22 · r/ArtificialInteligence
OpenAI says its research organization now uses 3.1 agent-workdays for every human workday - 2026-09-06 23:57 · Simon Willison's Weblog
Research acceleration: The view inside OpenAI - 2026-09-06 20:03 · r/OpenAI
Research acceleration: The view inside OpenAI - 2026-09-06 18:52 · r/singularity
OpenAI say they already have an automated AI research intern and expect a full AI researcher by March 2028 which could lead to RSI. Is this legit or just IPO hype before the bubble pops? https://openai.com/index/research-acceleration-view-inside-openai/ - 2026-09-06 16:42 · r/singularity
OpenAI: AI agents now perform 3.1 researcher-workdays for every human researcher-workday, says it has reached “automated research intern” level, and expects “automated AI researcher” by March 2028