Anthropic Believes Recursive Self-Improvement Is Near, Visitor Reports

After visiting Anthropic, economist Arpit reported that recursive self-improvement (RSI) is imminent, with models now building models. He cited internal data showing Claude already drives about 26% of Anthropic's internal model R&D.

2026-10-15 ~ 2026-10-16 · 3 related posts

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