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In a trivial hypothetical case, a model could be trained to output a Python file that trains a superintelligence by memorizing the file in its weights.
Beren Millidge · AI researchers debate how close we are to recursive self-improvement · 11 Sept 2026
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“in the trivial case we could just train it to output the Python file which like trains the actual superintelligence like just have that memorized in the weights.”Play from 1:01:08Report a misattribution
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