The upgrade that automates research says it's 2x slower but it seems way slower than that, idk maybe I'm just imagining
Okay so I decided to time it and it's actually more like 4x slower, ~3s before and ~12s after with speed maxed out
Also, when you get the ascension upgrade that gives you the 3 upgrades on the right from the start, you don't get the benefits from those upgrades.