Debate flares over whether 'recursive self-improvement' is real for AI
eigenrobot · x · 2026-09-22
Developer Greg Travis argued that "recursive self-improvement" is not actually happening and cannot happen with statistical inference systems, claiming only a thinking machine could do it. Commenters like tszzl mocked the take as a classic template of unfounded contrarianism, highlighting the ongoing rift between AI scaling skeptics and believers.
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