OpenAI plans to launch an “intern-level research assistant” by September 2026, and a more advanced version to the “legitimate AI researcher” stage two years later, Altman said in a livestream.
On the same day, OpenAI finalized its transformation into a Public Benefit Corporation; A change that Altman says will allow the company to raise more capital and ditch the nonprofit restrictions of the past.
OpenAI Chief Scientist Jakub Pachucki said in the program that AI Researcher is a system that can automate large-scale research projects. “At the current rate of progress, deep learning systems are probably less than a decade away from reaching superintelligence,” he added.
According to Pachucki, OpenAI focuses on two key factors:
1. Continuous innovation in algorithms
2. Dramatically increase the computation time of models to think more deeply about complex problems
Current OpenAI models can solve difficult tasks in a few hours and even compete with top humans in some scientific competitions such as the World Mathematical Olympiad. But Pachuki believes that this power will multiply in the coming years.
OpenAI says the projects aim to accelerate scientific discovery and solve complex problems that even human researchers can handle — from curing diseases to making major advances in physics and technology.
In the new structure, the non-profit OpenAI Foundation will own 26% of the for-profit sector and direct the scientific and ethical direction of the projects. The foundation has also pledged to allocate 25 billion dollars for the use of artificial intelligence in the treatment of diseases.
In the end, Altman said that OpenAI plans to create 30 gigawatts of computing infrastructure; A project that will cost about 1.4 trillion dollars in the next few years.
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