Debate erupts over Dwarkesh's recursive self-improvement claims
A Hugging Face researcher and developers pushed back on Dwarkesh Patel's viral claims that recursive self-improvement has begun, calling it glorified hyperparameter search and VC marketing, while others defended his right to hold the view.
2026-11-15 ~ 2026-11-16 · 3 related posts
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