# OpenAI wants a fully automated researcher by 2028. Its current AI mostly writes code.

- slug: openai-wants-a-fully-automated-researcher-by-2028-its-current-ai-mostly-writes-code
- date: 2026-03-20
- category: Artificial Intelligence

The gap between OpenAI's researcher and what it has actually built

OpenAI has a new north star.

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