Research acceleration: The view inside OpenAI

· · Sept. 7, 2026, 12:35 a.m.
Summary
The blog post discusses the recent trends in AI research acceleration at OpenAI, particularly in relation to Recursive Self-Improvement (RSI) and the influence of coding agents. It reflects on significant productivity increases within OpenAI and posits an intriguing theory regarding a shift in AI spending coinciding with the internal release of GPT-6 Astra.
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