AI safety researcher models RSI timelines against his kid's school start
HaydnBelfield · x · 2026-11-15
AI safety researcher Haydn Belfield jokes about twiddling knobs on seven different recursive self-improvement (RSI) models, trying to figure out whether the singularity will arrive before his kid is old enough for school — a wry glimpse at how safety-circle scholars model superintelligence timelines alongside everyday life.
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