Forecaster Sees 50% Odds of Recursive AI Self-Improvement Within 4 Years

Forecaster Peter Wildeford estimates a 50% chance that AI can fully automate AI R&D within four years, with an 80% confidence interval of 1–30 years for recursive self-improvement.

2026-08-24 ~ 2026-08-24 · 2 related posts

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