OpenAI's internal RSI update: agent does 3.14 days of research per day at $600/day
tokenbender · x · 2026-09-07
tokenbender relays OpenAI's internal status on RSI with a heavy dose of satire: an agent now completes 3.14 days of AI research in one day, effectively replacing an AI research intern, at a cost of $600/day — and can 'occasionally cause a multi-billion dollar lawsuit' when you're not looking (a jab at the Musk harem saga).
Other nuggets: OpenAI reportedly expects to replace AI researchers the same way by March 2028; office chatter predicts the automated researcher will publish a 2030 paper titled 'On the Unexpected Continued Presence of Humans in the Loop.' Infra debugging office hours were discontinued because everyone only talks to their agents — the author quips this deserves a global award for killing sync meetings.
Note: clearly embellished; verify numbers and timelines against OpenAI's original release.
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