Jeff Clune: Every AI domain goes from not working to superhuman fast — RSI just started working
PMinervini · x · 2026-09-26
Noted AI researcher Jeff Clune observes that every domain AI touches follows the same arc: not working for years, then barely working, then 'solved' and quickly superhuman. By that pattern, he argues, recursive self-improvement (RSI) has just entered the 'barely working' stage — implying superhuman capability is not far off.
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