OpenAI staffer predicts full recursive self-improvement within 18 months
willdepue · x · 2026-11-01
Will Depue, an OpenAI employee, posted a bold take: anyone shorting AI lab capabilities is badly wrong. He claims we're months away from 'truly unbelievable marvels' and no more than 18 months from full recursive self-improvement — possibly the singularity. An extreme but signal-worthy insider prediction.
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