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OpenAI runs 3.1 agent-days per researcher-day. Half the tasks still need a human

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OpenAI just published the most useful public data I've seen on what AI agents actually accomplish. The headline: as of mid-August 2026, roughly 3.1 agent-days of work run in parallel for every eight-hour day a researcher works. The median researcher burns $600+/day in agent inference. The number bu…

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  1. 2026-09-08 02:20 · DEV Community — AI
    OpenAI runs 3.1 agent-days per researcher-day. Half the tasks still need a human

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