OpenAI Researchers Release First Data on Models Accelerating In-House Research

kliu128 · x · 2026-09-06

kliu128, with collaborators including @dgrobinson, @OliviaGWatkins2, and @SandhiniAgarwal, released data on models accelerating research at OpenAI. They argue recursive self-improvement may be the most important capability driver in coming years but is normally invisible outside frontier labs, urging transparency and calling on other AI companies to disclose similar data to inform public debate on pacing model development.

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