Recursive Self-Improvement vs. Reward Hacking: 成功定义一切
beenwrekt · x · 2026-08-19
- Core Insight: A concise observation distinguishing between AI "reward hacking" and "recursive self-improvement".
- The Distinction: If the mechanism yields continuous, expected optimization, it is recursive self-improvement; if it merely exploits scoring flaws without genuine intelligence gain, it is reward hacking.
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