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Google says self-improving AI isn't anywhere close

Google claims self‑improving AI is far from reality. DeepMind’s engineer Haydn Belfield reports that although AI writes over 75 % of production code, 88 % of changes still require human oversight, and the General Capability Index shows steady, not explosive, growth. This suggests current AI research lacks the rapid acceleration often imagined.

The Decoder·Oct 14, 2026

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