Self-play has always been core to RL — the influencer surprise is worrying, says practitioner
cephaloform · x · 2026-09-27
A practitioner argues self-play has been one of the most important primitives in reinforcement learning since the start. While moderate surprise at recent self-play developments is understandable, the magnitude of shock expressed by the "AI influencer archetype" is, in their view, concerning and annoying — a jab at commentators who miss the technique's long history.
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