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OpenAI reports AI "research interns" and warns about its own pace at the same time

OpenAI’s research agents now perform 3.1 workdays for every human workday, marking an automated research intern. The agents handle a range of research tasks, but chief scientist Pachocki cautions that alignment and monitoring remain insufficient for safe scaling. This signals progress in internal tooling while highlighting ongoing safety challenges for AI developers.

The Decoder·Sep 7, 2026

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