Ex-OpenAI Advisor: Gradual Milestones Are Normalizing AI Self-Improvement
Miles_Brundage · x · 2026-08-10
Miles Brundage, former policy advisor at OpenAI, points out that achieving AI self-improvement (RSI) didn't happen overnight; rather, it was normalized gradually through a series of incremental milestones.
He breaks down the trajectory into distinct phases: starting with autocomplete in IDEs (vibe coding), evolving into coding agents with tool use, progressing to automated AI R&D, and ultimately culminating in recursive self-improvement (RSI). Before the initial phases occurred, the broader public correctly viewed this as a crazy idea. However, AI companies have systematically normalized this trajectory internally over the past few years.
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