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Did Google just kickstart the intelligence explosion?

Fireship · Sep 17, 2026 · Research Findings

Google DeepMind advances RSI exploration policy with new insights.

“In it, they claim that by turning an AI's old discovery logs into a simulator and letting it dream up thousands of new search strategies inside of it, the AI got better at discovering things without anyone ever touching the model itself.”

Google DeepMind, alongside the University of Maryland, has published a paper detailing advancements in recursive self-improvement (RSI). Their approach utilizes old discovery logs to allow AI to independently generate new strategies, marking a significant progression in AI research and self-improvement capabilities.

RSI AI research DeepMind exploration policy

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