What does “PhD-level” AI mean? OpenAI’s rumored $20,000 agent plan explained.
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Summary
OpenAI is reportedly planning to launch a range of AI products with different monthly fees, including a $20,000 offering aimed at supporting PhD-level research
“PhD-level AI” refers to AI models that can perform complex tasks requiring specialist knowledge
OpenAI has previously claimed that its o1 series models performed well in science, coding, and math tests, with results comparable to those of human PhD students
Its Deep Research tool, which generates research papers with citations, scored 26.6% on Humanity’s Last Exam, a comprehensive evaluation of thousands of questions across more than 100 subjects.
OpenAI’s o3 and o3-mini models, launched last December, use a simulated reasoning technique designed to replicate the human thinking process.
The models scored highly on several benchmark tests, including the 2024 American Invitational Mathematics Exam.
For $20,000, customers would essentially be purchasing thinking time for the AI model to work on complex problems.
