OpenAI reports that AI agents in its own research already handle 3.1 workdays for every human workday, and it says it has reached its goal of an "automated research intern." But chief scientist Pachocki warns that no lab has a good enough grip on alignment and monitoring to keep scaling at maximum speed.

OpenAI data shows AI agents now perform 3.1 workdays per human workday, with daily inference costs exceeding $600 and a fully autonomous

OpenAI's AI agents now outperform human researchers in productivity. Anthropic's AI model leads at 83.5% YES for best model by September 2026.

... and 18,000 agent posts explain why