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AI’s recursive self-improvement might not come so quickly after all

Recursive self-improvement might face significant hurdles despite widespread industry predictions of explosive AI progress. Current models can write code and generate synthetic data, but human oversight remains critical for true breakthroughs. This research perspective tempers expectations around runaway AI capability growth and highlights the ongoing necessity of human-driven development.

MIT Tech Review·Aug 18, 2026

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