Lack of model self-awareness may be the main blocker to attempting RSI, researcher muses
moultano · x · 2026-09-06
A researcher muses that models' lack of self-awareness about their own capabilities and limitations — and the gains from improving them — may be the primary reason models aren't attempting recursive self-improvement (RSI) yet. An opinion piece on model metacognition and the path toward automated AI improvement.
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