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SPEAKER_03 attributes part of recent model improvement to providers covering many high-value domains and common skill types.
John Schulman · AI researchers debate how close we are to recursive self-improvement · 11 Sept 2026
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“And I'd say that that's one of the answers to why the models have gotten so much better.”
“It's just because the model providers have covered a lot of the high value domains and the most common types of skills.”Play from 37:56Report a misattribution
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