How many views does "Opus 5.5: How Close Are We to Automated AI Research?" have?

As of Sep 25, 2026 · 14 days ago, it has reached 254.7K views.

How is "Opus 5.5: How Close Are We to Automated AI Research?" performing versus AI Explained's normal?

About 3.9x — it has 254.7K views versus the roughly 65.4K AI Explained typically draws at the same age, measured against the channel's own 90-day baseline.

When was "Opus 5.5: How Close Are We to Automated AI Research?" published?

It was published Sep 24, 2026 · 14 days ago.

What category is "Opus 5.5: How Close Are We to Automated AI Research?"?

Science & Technology, in en-GB.

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Opus 5.5: How Close Are We to Automated AI Research?

Name: Opus 5.5: How Close Are We to Automated AI Research?
Uploaded: 2026-09-24T22:51:54+00:00
Duration: 32 min 55 s
Channel: AI Explained
Description: Not only is Opus 5.5 out, pushing the frontier of AI, it also tells us much about what is going on inside the labs, as they both warn about, and promise, Recursive Self Improvement, aka automated AI research. I cover the model (digging into its 230 page paper), labs’ mixed record on promises, why following what is…

AI Explained's upload has reached 254.7K views — about 3.9× the ≈65.4K this channel typically draws at the same age.

Key facts

•3.9x AI Explained's own 90-day median — this channel normally draws about 65.4K views at the same age.
•254.7K views so far, published 14 days ago.
•Category: Science & Technology · Language: en-GB · Quality: HD
•"Breakout" is measured against this exact channel's trailing 90-day median at matching video age — not a generic niche average.

Updated 2026-09-25 05:10 UTC

Video thumbnail: Opus 5.5: How Close Are We to Automated AI Research? — Watch on YouTube ↗ · AI Explained · 453K subscribers

View trajectory

Views this upload has gathered since it published, last measured about 168h in — from our own tracking.

Published Sep 24, 2026 · 14 days ago. How breakouts are measured →

From the creator

Not only is Opus 5.5 out, pushing the frontier of AI, it also tells us much about what is going on inside the labs, as they both warn about, and promise, Recursive Self Improvement, aka automated AI research. I cover the model (digging into its 230 page paper), labs’ mixed record on promises, why following what is…

Category: Science & Technology · Language: en-GB · Quality: HD

Topics: Society

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