OpenAI Hits Goal of Building an ‘Automated Research Intern’
OpenAI said on September 6, 2026 that, according to its measurements, it has reached the goal it announced last fall of fielding an "automated research intern" by September of this year, and that its research organization now uses 3.1 agent-workdays of effort for every workday of human labor. In a blog post titled "Research acceleration: The view inside OpenAI," the company stated: "According to our measurements, we have now reached the goal, announced last fall, of having an automated research…
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OpenAI said on September 6, 2026 that, according to its measurements, it has reached the goal it announced last fall of fielding an "automated research intern" by September of this year, and that its research organization now uses 3.1 agent-workdays of effort for every workday of human labor. In a blog post titled "Research acceleration: The view inside OpenAI," the company stated: "According to our measurements, we have now reached the goal, announced last fall, of having an automated research…