Discussing the Economics of Recursive Self-Improvement
dfrsrchtwts · x · 2026-07-15
The author is reading a new paper by the Elasticity Institute titled "The Economics of Recursive Self-Improvement," sharing live thoughts and questions.
They probe a key assumption: if AI capability acceleration relies on training compute, and that compute is generated by AI-operated robots manufacturing GPUs, should this "self-sustaining acceleration" still be considered exogenous growth?
Related event: The Economics of Recursive Self-Improvement and AI Compute(2 posts)→
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