Clarification: Changing code is iteration, not recursion
gerardsans · x · 2026-08-21
Gerard Sans clarified his stance, stating that agents changing code is iteration, not recursion. Recursion would imply an agent changing itself, but there is no such agent; it's simply iterations over a codebase like any other software. He reiterated that AI hype inflates the narrative, while reality is far more mundane.
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