Google's Milanfar: Recursive Self-Improvement Has a Speed Limit — Engineering Reality Explained
docmilanfar · x · 2026-09-14
In 'Intelligence Has a Speed Limit', Google researcher Milanfar argues RSI is discussed in near-magical terms while the messy, constrained engineering reality of turning algorithms into working systems gets ignored — models can't rewrite themselves as fast as the hype suggests.
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