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OpenAI is throwing everything into building a fully automated researcher
View original at technologyreview.comMIT Technology Review - Ai Research Title: OpenAI is throwing everything into building a fully automated researcher Date: 2026-03-20 11:57 Source: https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/03/20/1134438/openai-is-throwing-everything-into-building-a-fully-automated-researcher/ <div></div> <p>OpenAI is refocusing its researc…
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We are getting close to a point where we'll have models capable of working indefinitely in a coherent way just like people do
60% confidenceWants to cure cancer with AI
60% confidenceEven by 2028, I don't expect we'll get systems as smart as people in all ways, but you don't need to be as smart as people in all ways to be very transformative
60% confidenceCan believe some people don't find AI very useful yet, depends on how people like to work and what they need to do
60% confidenceOpenAI plans to build an autonomous AI research intern by September 2026
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