GPT-5.6 Self-Optimization Hints at Recursive Self-Improvement and Takeoff
haider1 · x · 2026-07-30
The author argues that if GPT-5.6 can suggest ways to optimize itself post-deployment, it marks the beginning of Recursive Self-Improvement (RSI). They believe that once these improvements start compounding, an AI takeoff will only be a matter of time, echoing Sam Altman's hint that we are inside the singularity.
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