Nick Cammarata: I can't properly update to AI progress or picture RSI
morqon · x · 2026-09-28
Former OpenAI/Anthropic researcher Nick Cammarata says he's not sure he's capable of properly updating to AI progress: he can't picture what five more years of this looks like, and doesn't think he can genuinely conceptualize recursive self-improvement (RSI). A candid admission from an alignment researcher that capability curves outpace human intuition.
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