Researcher mocks 'recursive self-improvement' hype around self-modifying LLM harnesses
xuanalogue · x · 2026-10-23
xuanalogue vents that every time someone describes a self-modifying LLM harness as "recursive self-improvement," he dies a little inside — a jab at the common practice of inflating harness-level self-editing into the ASI-grade RSI narrative.
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