OpenAI Achieves Milestone with Automated Research Intern, Advancing AI Autonomy

OpenAI has announced a significant milestone, achieving its goal of developing an automated research intern by September 2026. This system is capable of carrying out well-defined research tasks under human direction, including work that would typically take a skilled researcher several days. The company is also working towards creating a fully automated AI researcher by March 2028, marking progress towards recursive self-improvement (RSI) where AI helps develop more capable AI systems.