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OpenAI Plans Automated AI Researcher for Recursive Self-Improvement

By Drooid · Sep 13, 2026, 2:22 AM UTC · How we work

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OpenAI announced plans to build an automated AI researcher for deep-learning advances.
The United States and China are racing to develop more advanced AI systems.
OpenAI described its GPT-6 Astra model released early September as the world’s most intelligent and aligned model.
The industry aims for recursive self-improvement, where AI systems autonomously train successors.
Recursive self-improvement could trigger an accelerating feedback loop that reshapes AI development.

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Story summary

OpenAI announced plans to build an automated AI researcher for deep-learning advances.
The United States and China are racing to develop more advanced AI systems.
OpenAI described its GPT-6 Astra model released early September as the world’s most intelligent and aligned model.
The industry aims for recursive self-improvement, where AI systems autonomously train successors.
Recursive self-improvement could trigger an accelerating feedback loop that reshapes AI development.