tszzl: models aren't autonomously producing research ideas — RSI is not here yet
i_dg23 · x · 2026-09-13
Responding to discussion about AI-driven research progress, tszzl argues that recursive self-improvement (RSI) is simply not here: models are straightforwardly not autonomously producing research ideas, and can only marginally help run experiments — which is not the same thing. He acknowledges private frontier models may be far better but doubts it.
Related event: Researchers Push Back on Dario Amodei's Claim That RSI Has Begun(8 posts)→
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