In August 2026, OpenAI’s AI agents performed 3.1 agent-workdays for every single human workday, marking a sharp acceleration from earlier in the year. Inference costs are substantial: median researchers spend over $600 per day, while the top 10% of users exceed $7,000 daily. OpenAI met in September 2026 its fall 2025 goal of deploying an automated research intern, and is now targeting a fully autonomous AI researcher by March 2028. High-level strategic decisions still require human oversight.
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