Astra can read and write weights to improve Qwen

Re:Astra can read and write weights to improve Qwen by solid_fuel on Monday November 02, 2026 @05:11PM (#50344625)

> This is the "recursive self-improvement" they've been warning about.

Well, except for the self part since it improved the performance of a smaller, dumber network.

And the recursive part, since it couldn't improve the performance of a larger network.

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Re:Astra can read and write weights to improve Qwen by solid_fuel on Tuesday November 03, 2026 @01:33AM (#50348772)

I’m certain the next big frontier model will also be able to improve the weights of comparatively tiny models. That does not improve the large frontier model.

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Re:Astra can read and write weights to improve Qwen by cman1444 on Tuesday November 03, 2026 @01:39AM (#50348802)

Only the context window, right? Which seems....not that big of a hurdle to overcome or navigate around.

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