OpenAI: AI agents now perform 3.1 researcher-workdays for every human researcher-workday, says it has reached “automated research intern” level, and expects “automated AI researcher” by March 2028
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OpenAI reports that its AI agents now perform 3.1 researcher-workdays for every human researcher-workday, effectively reaching an “automated research intern” level. This advancement has significantly augmented their research capabilities, akin to increasing their research staff from 1,000 to 4,100 researchers overnight. OpenAI anticipates achieving an “automated AI researcher” level by March 2028, further accelerating their research efforts.
https://openai.com/index/research-acceleration-view-inside-openai/
"As of mid-August, in total, the research organization uses 3.1 agent-workdays of effort for every workday of human labor.”
“We have now reached the goal… of having an automated research intern.”
“We are making strong progress toward creating an automated AI researcher by March of 2028.”
“Agentic systems have contributed to our progress toward RSI in recent months.”
OpenAI may have roughly 1,000 employees doing actual AI research. So if what they're saying is true, it's as if their research lab went from 1,000 researchers to 4,100 researchers overnight with the help of the automated research interns.