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“We think it is plausible that by September of next year [2026] we have an intern-level AI research assistant.”
CEO of OpenAI
Said Oct 28, 2025Deadline Sep 30, 2026OpenAI livestream on restructuring and research roadmap, 28 October 2025 (reported by TechCrunch)
On 6 September 2026 OpenAI said it had hit the 'automated research intern' goal — a system that carries out well-defined research tasks under human direction, including ones taking a skilled researcher days — and reported roughly 3.1 agent-workdays per human workday internally. The milestone is OpenAI's own self-assessment and has not been independently audited.