RSI is the new AGI — and it’s just as hard to pin down
TechCrunch AI5d agoCommentaryTechCrunch reports that recursive self-improvement, or RSI, is becoming a new AI industry fixation, much like AGI. Researchers and startups including Recursive Superintelligence, Auto-Research, AutoScientist, and Disarray are exploring ways for AI systems to automate parts of AI research. But experts caution that AI-assisted research is not the same as fully autonomous self-improvement, especially while models still struggle with long-term self-direction and verification.
Import AI 458: Reckoning with the future; and a singularity story★ 74
Import AI (Jack Clark)7d agoCommentaryThis Import AI issue is a long essay and fiction piece about living through rapid AI progress. Clark uses personal experience and Anthropic’s internal use of Claude to show work shifting toward delegation, verification, observability, and agent management. He then offers speculative 2026-2028 predictions around biology, autonomous companies, robotics, recursive self-improvement, and a positive singularity story focused on healthcare.