Humanity's Fourth Attempt at Self-Evolving Systems: From 80 Years Ago to Jeff Dean
khademinori · x · 2026-08-07
This article explores the oldest and most seductive dream in AI: self-evolving systems. The author points out that what Google's Jeff Dean is attempting today was already being pursued by pioneers 80 years ago. It traces the historical evolution of AI self-improvement, starting from I. J. Good's 1965 concept of the intelligence explosion, highlighting humanity's continuous efforts to create autonomously improving AI.
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