"We crossed a line in April without realizing it": survey on self-modifying AI systems
Jealous-Two-4436 · reddit · 2026-10-16
The poster argues AI may have quietly crossed a capability threshold in April, sharing initial findings via the emi-survey GitHub repo. They're also soliciting community input: anyone operating a long-running self-modifying system that has evolved complex governance or metacognition is invited to share their experience.
More from AGI Musings
- Douglas Hofstadter's classic talk: analogy as the core of cognition — ArtificialOther · 2026-10-16
- MIT's Neil Thompson: AI comes for tasks before jobs, and fixed costs favor big firms — bigdata · 2026-10-16
- Open-weight models thrive because of China's ecosystem — and new regulation may end that — tokenbender · 2026-10-16
- Podcast host says Claude's 'go to the ER now' warning caught his cancer and likely saved his life — davidsenra · 2026-10-16
- Amba Kak: 64% of Americans now say the data center rush isn't a good thing — AINowInstitute · 2026-10-16
- Peter Diamandis: Stop waiting for the next AI model — it's always weeks away, start building today — PeterDiamandis · 2026-10-16