BREAKING
OpenAI targets autonomous AI researcher
Roadmap: intern now, researcher later
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AI research intern by Sept 2026
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2
Autonomous researcher by March 2028
Two milestones, one measure
Research intern
Sept 2026
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Handles multi-day tasks
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Runs on hundreds of thousands of GPUs
Automated researcher
March 2028
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Delivers larger projects
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Minimal human supervision
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OpenAI has set internal milestones for AI systems that can do scientific research on their own.