OpenAI Announces Milestone in Automated Research Intern
OpenAI has announced a significant milestone in its research efforts, reaching the goal of having an automated research intern by September. This system can now carry out well-defined research tasks under human direction, including those that would take a skilled researcher a few days. OpenAI researchers have been using coding agents throughout the day, with total usage rapidly increasing,…
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- OpenAI reaches goal of automated research intern by September 2026
- Coding agents used by researchers daily, with usage increasing
- Rapid progress in AI research, with experiments per experimenter reaching all-time high in August 2026
Research acceleration: The view inside OpenAI
OpenAI · 6 September 2026
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