RSI hinges on verification: math and code verify cheaply, the physical world doesn't
nbaschez · x · 2026-11-11
RSI / intelligence explosion depends on verification. Some domains (math, code) are faster and cheaper to verify than others (human preference, anything physical). Extrapolating recent progress in verifiable domains to every other domain makes no sense — a sharp rebuttal to the self-improving-loop narrative.
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