Two recursive mechanisms for an intelligence explosion: automated AI R&D expands the effective workforce
jeffclune · x · 2026-09-29
daniel271828 outlines two mechanisms driving an intelligence explosion: as AI R&D gets automated, the "effective AI R&D workforce" expands; that expanded workforce then performs more AI R&D, recursively enlarging itself further. Jeff Clune amplified the thread.
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