--- format: "aidr-story-markdown/v1" id: "18ec6fc99e873c61624ea40c89493decc43887cd13a2e0df5ea6baafd6e604f4" canonical_url: "https://aidr.today/18ec6fc9?lang=en" title: "OpenAI Astra Automates AI Research in First Model to Run Forever" lang: "en" requested_lang: "en" available_langs: ["en","vi"] translation_fallback: null fallback_fields: [] published_at: "2026-08-30T02:35:39.000Z" category: "Models" topics: ["openai","agent","sam-altman","research","multi-agent","reasoning"] source_urls: ["https://huggingnews.com/ai/update-openai-astra-automates-ai-research-in-first-model-to-run-forever-6edfc46c","https://x.com/alexeheath/status/2093833342777266564","https://x.com/AndrewCurran_/status/2093849394294792669","https://x.com/himanshustwts/status/2093852952628986023","https://x.com/synthwavedd/status/2093730399495324062","https://x.com/testingcatalog/status/2093716456160579879","https://x.com/iruletheworldmo/status/2093713643388981251","https://x.com/kimmonismus/status/2093731470493798711"] summary: "OpenAI has met an internal benchmark for automating an entry-level AI researcher with Astra, its next model. The system can implement experimental ideas in the company's codebase, execute those experiments, and return the results to the user. The model is designed to operate as a continuous agent that can run for weeks, with CEO Sam Altman targeting versions that run indefinitely through ChatGPT and the API. A new interface for these agents is coming soon, though the company noted that compute shortages limited revenue last year." --- # OpenAI Astra Automates AI Research in First Model to Run Forever > [Open the canonical story]() **Published:** 2026-08-30T02:35:39.000Z **Category:** Models **Topics:** openai, agent, sam\-altman, research, multi\-agent, reasoning ## Summary OpenAI has met an internal benchmark for automating an entry\-level AI researcher with Astra, its next model\. The system can implement experimental ideas in the company's codebase, execute those experiments, and return the results to the user\. The model is designed to operate as a continuous agent that can run for weeks, with CEO Sam Altman targeting versions that run indefinitely through ChatGPT and the API\. A new interface for these agents is coming soon, though the company noted that compute shortages limited revenue last year\. ## Sources - [Story source]() - [Story source]() - [Supporting source]() - [Supporting source]() - [Story source]() - [Supporting source]() - [Supporting source]() - [Supporting source]()