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AI researchers debate how close we are to recursive self-improvement

· Dwarkesh Patel · Sept. 11, 2026, 4:51 p.m.
artificial-intelligence Recursive Self-Improvement AI Research Debate
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This blog post discusses the ongoing debate among AI researchers regarding the state of recursive self-improvement in artificial intelligence and concludes with a strong assertion that we are far from reaching our limits in this area.
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