The Artificial Intelligence Show #178: OpenAI’s Automated AI Researcher, OpenAI Restructuring, The Fed Warns About AI’s Impact on Hiring, Nvidia Hits $5 Trillion & Wharton Data on AI ROI
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Nov 4, 2025 The podcast dives into OpenAI's ambitious goal of creating an automated AI researcher by 2028. Listeners learn about OpenAI's transformation to a for-profit model and its plans for an IPO. A fascinating discussion covers the Fed's warning on AI's impact on job creation and a new index measuring AI's role in remote work. The episode highlights Nvidia's impressive $5 trillion valuation and Wharton's report on corporate AI adoption. It also raises concerns about the rise of nudify apps and deepfakes, exploring the ethical implications of AI in our lives.
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Automating Scientific Discovery
- OpenAI aims to build an AI research intern by 2026 and a fully autonomous AI researcher by 2028 that could vastly accelerate discovery.
- Automating research could shift humans to supervising agents and unleash massive compute-driven innovation across industries.
Research As A Product
- An AI researcher agent would let companies buy research-level work, transforming R&D into a productized service.
- This capability enables firms to solve domain problems faster and monetize automation across sectors like biotech and marketing.
Restructuring To Scale Capital
- OpenAI completed restructuring into a public benefit corporation to access capital and prepare for an eventual IPO potentially valued near $1 trillion.
- The change required legal concessions and Microsoft's backing to unlock large-scale fundraising and compute commitments.