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Can AI agents conduct open-ended AI research? Early evidence from two case studies

11 upvotes · 29 JUL 2026 · Peter Kirgis, Sayash Kapoor, Andrew Schwartz et al.

This paper investigates whether AI agents can conduct open-ended AI research and provides early evidence that they can perform the engineering aspects but struggle with critical parts of the research lifecycle, such as making progress on research questions and judgment about publishable research.

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