AI agents can't yet do open-ended AI research
Early evidence from two case studies
Record details
Published: 5 August 2026
Source: AI Snake Oil
Category: Field notes
Topics: Agents & autonomy
Retrieved: 6 August 2026
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ethics.ai (5 August 2026), “AI agents can't yet do open-ended AI research,” evidence record 16685, https://ethics.ai/record/16685 (originally published by AI Snake Oil).
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