AI news · September 30, 2026
A Cambridge paper examines faster AI progress from automated AI research

A report from the Cambridge Programme on AI Science & Policy, written by more than 20 researchers and policy experts, examines the possibility that AI systems could automate most AI research and compress years of progress into months or less. The paper presents a high-impact scenario for policy planning, not evidence that an intelligence explosion has started or that any particular lab has agreed to follow its recommendations.
Reported by Cambridge Programme on AI Science & Policy. Made With Models writes the brief; the reporting is theirs.