Dean Ball: RSI rhetoric is getting less calibrated as AI advances
deanwball · x · 2026-11-11
Dean W. Ball (OpenAI) argues that recursive self-improvement is a critical issue, but public rhetoric around it is becoming increasingly poorly calibrated. As AI approaches new stages—including RSI—he calls for more precise frameworks and terminology, fearing the opposite trend. The tweet links to his essay "Iron Makes Iron" on the two kinds of recursive self-improvement.
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