AI ResearchThe Decoder·August 13, 2026

Top AI lab researchers warned about automated AI research, and several of their predicted milestones have already fallen

IAPS fellow Severin Field interviewed 25 researchers from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Deepmind, Meta, and US universities about recursive self-improvement. In a new blog post, he takes stock. Several of the milestones those researchers named have already been hit. The article Top AI lab researchers warned about automated AI research, and several of their predicted milestones have already fallen…

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