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OpenAI details how AI is accelerating its own work—even as its chief scientist lays out growing dangers and says he hopes the industry slows down

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OpenAI says AI produces three days’ worth of research output for every one day of work from human researchers. OpenAI chief scientist Jakub Pachocki says AI should be treated as “an alien mind.”

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  1. 2026-09-08 11:01 · Fortune AI
    OpenAI details how AI is accelerating its own work—even as its chief scientist lays out growing dangers and says he hopes the industry slows down

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