An automated AI researcher

March 2028

Sam Altman shared OpenAI's internal goals: an automated AI research "intern" by September 2026 and a "true automated AI researcher" by March 2028. In September 2026, the company said it had met the first goal.

Forecast: Sam Altman (OpenAI), October 2025. Source: Gigazine, ProPakistani

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