recursive self-improvement

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recursive self-improvement

noun RSI

  1. uncountable A process whereby an artificial intelligence system iteratively improves its capabilities, with each iteration thus enabling more effective self-improvement. In early June, the company posted an article describing early signs of recursive self-improvement (RSI), a process in which an AI system devises ways to increase its own intelligence, leading to a greater ability to improve itself, and so on.

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@misc{recursive_self_improvement_2026,
  title = {recursive self-improvement},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/recursive%20self-improvement},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}