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Superhuman AI Researcher (SAR)
An AI-research capability milestone used by the AI Futures Project: a company would prefer to replace all its human researchers with automated AI researchers rather than employ even a team of the world's best human researchers without AI assistance. It concerns automating AI research, not superiority at every human task. This is the forecasters' operational definition, not a standardized benchmark or evidence that the milestone has been reached.
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Defined by the AI Futures Project in its November 10, 2026 Q3.5 timelines update. The post distinguishes SAR from other capability milestones and gives uncertain forecasts about when it might arrive.