"Most humans don't do recursive self-improvement either — so are they not conscious?"
adamamcbride · x · 2026-09-21
Responding to AI-safety talk that recursive self-improvement (RSI) spells loss of control, adamamcbride quips: "Let's be real, most humans don't do recursive self-improvement either. So… does that mean they're not conscious?"
A reductio ad absurdum aimed at using RSI capability as the yardstick for AI risk or consciousness — timely given the ongoing RSI debate.
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