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RSI is the new AGI — and it’s just as hard to pin down

The word “recursion” is the latest buzzword in AI circles. Two separate startups have taken on the name, and many more have started referencing recursive self-improvement (RSI) in their roadmaps.

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The word “recursion” is the latest buzzword in AI circles. Two separate startups have taken on the name, and many more have started referencing recursive self-improvement (RSI) in their roadmaps. Like AGI before it, RSI has become a three-letter byword for a cataclysmic AI takeoff – even if there’s still a little disagreement about what it exactly means. In basic terms, RSI refers to an AI system that can continuously upgrade itself.

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