Recursive self-improvement likely hits diminishing returns, argues 'sigmoid' take on AI X-risk
emax · x · 2026-09-27
The author argues that fears of sustained exponential recursive self-improvement (RSI) amount to fearmongering, citing emerging research suggesting RSI will hit recursively diminishing returns — the so-called "sigmoid" argument — rather than unbounded exponential growth.
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