François Fleuret Skeptical of Self-Improvement Training: Only Boosts the Easy Early Part
francoisfleuret · x · 2026-10-29
Researcher François Fleuret debates @giffmana over a self-improvement training approach. Fleuret questions whether it can produce a model more sophisticated than itself, since it "just boosts the early easy part." giffmana adds that he doesn't like it conceptually, seeing little hope for generalization or scaling.
The exchange among two notable researchers reflects academic skepticism toward self-improvement / self-distillation training routes.
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