AI labs sell recursive self-improvement because 8% progress sounds too small
joshalbrecht · x · 2026-07-24
Josh Albrecht argues that AI labs keep talking about recursive self-improvement because steady progress is a poor pitch for a trillion-dollar company.
His point is that saying a model is “about to escape human comprehension” sounds far more compelling than admitting the business is just spending another $20 billion for an 8% chatbot improvement.
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