Martin Casado questions RSI: chasing Bostrom's recursive self-improvement may leave frontier labs behind
martin_casado · x · 2026-09-16
a16z partner Martin Casado argues it would be ironic if true recursive self-improvement (RSI) turns out to be a captivating but impractical idea from Bostrom, and that pursuing it puts today's frontier labs at a disadvantage. tszzl pushed back asking why it would be impractical and noted the idea predates Bostrom.
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