{
  "id": 6017428,
  "title": "OpenAI’s Third Phase Plan Sets a 2028 Goal for an Automated AI Researcher",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/openais-third-phase-plan-sets-a-2028-goal-for-an-automated-ai",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-06T19:15:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/alifar/openais-third-phase-plan-sets-a-2028-goal-for-an-automated-ai-researcher-16i5"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "OpenAI has unveiled its third phase plan, aiming to build an automated AI researcher that could accelerate scientific research by March 2028. The plan consists of three commitments: developing an automated AI researcher, accelerating scientific progress and productivity, and providing every person with a personal AGI. The plan stresses the importance of maintaining safety, alignment with human intent, and meaningful human oversight in AI development. However, the plan does not provide details about the specific tasks the researcher would perform, its level of autonomy, or its potential integration with existing products. Businesses should focus on current AI capabilities and test bounded workflows while waiting for more information about any future products.",
  "summary": "OpenAI has set out a new strategic direction it calls its third phase , centered on building an automated AI researcher , accelerating scientific and economic progress, and eventually giving every person access to what it describes as personal AGI. The plan is not a product announcement, and it includes no pricing, rollout dates, or new business software. Its most concrete target is aspirational:…",
  "key_points": [
    "OpenAI plans to create an automated AI researcher by March 2028.",
    "Safety, alignment, and human oversight are emphasized in the AI development process."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}