Once RSI takes off we won't understand AI — we already don't, researcher warns
zetalyrae · x · 2026-09-22
Responding to The Midas Project's warning about recursive self-improvement (RSI), zetalyrae argues we already don't understand the AIs built by human minds, and RSI only makes it worse. He criticizes AI companies for hoping each next model will somehow solve mechinterp, noting that once RSI takes off, development moves at machine speed without human oversight — leaving humanity to hope the AIs act in our best interests forever.
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