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Re:Research acceleration: The view inside OpenAI by topaz0 on Sunday September 06, 2026 @03:01PM (#49589676)
Iteration and recursion are famously equivalent
Re:Research acceleration: The view inside OpenAI by daveguy on Sunday September 06, 2026 @04:14PM (#49590416)
But you get more funding when you call it Recursive Self Improvement. Even better if you call it RSI so it doesn't evoke pesky skynet scenarios outside of AI safety circles.
Re:Research acceleration: The view inside OpenAI by topaz0 on Sunday September 06, 2026 @09:26PM (#49592754)
I've had (computer-related) rsi off and on for the last few years too, do not recommend
Re:Research acceleration: The view inside OpenAI by mitjam on Monday September 07, 2026 @01:13AM (#49594131)
Both agents and hunans get rsi, it’s just moving them in opposite directions.
Re:Research acceleration: The view inside OpenAI by Bootvis on Monday September 07, 2026 @01:34AM (#49594263)
Everyone in AI used to know this.