Anthropic Paper: Automated AI Researchers Cost ~$4/Hour vs $150 for Humans
HaktanSuren · x · 2026-08-29
A reader discovered a striking comparison in Anthropic's latest AI safety paper: automated AI researchers cost about $4/hour, compared to $150/hour for human researchers. This massive cost advantage in research work has attracted attention from the finance sector regarding the potential of such automation.
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