goodside: recursive self-improvement is at most years away and won't stop near human level
cephaloform · x · 2026-09-22
Riley Goodside (goodside) shared his big-picture take on AI's trajectory:
- He is widely uncertain about the economic impact of AI and hesitant to make firm calls.
- More importantly, he believes recursive self-improvement (RSI) is at most several years away, and he does not expect it to stop anywhere close to human intelligence.
He says he may write up his reasoning in more detail later.
Related event: X Debates RSI Doom Narrative and Slowing AI: Chimera or Years Away(14 posts)→
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