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Major AI labs, including OpenAI and Anthropic, are actively pursuing systems capable of autonomously conducting and improving AI research, raising concerns about autonomous AI development and the potential consequences of such systems. If successful, these systems could compress AI development timelines dramatically and remove a key human bottleneck from the most consequential technology race of the decade. However, skeptics note that full automation of AI research faces hard constraints, including chip availability and energy costs.

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