Compute scale-ups undercut algorithmic RSI, researcher calls on labs to release FLOP numbers
1a3orn · x · 2026-09-07
In a discussion on recursive self-improvement (RSI), the author argues that both Astra and Mythos were, by most accounts, large compute scale-ups. The more capability gains come from compute scaling, the less likely an intense algorithm-fueled RSI becomes.
He concedes this doesn't rule out some software-level RSI, but argues labs releasing actual FLOP numbers would let outsiders reason far better about the question.
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