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Much AI research does not consist of hill climbing toward a well-defined goal.
John Schulman · AI researchers debate how close we are to recursive self-improvement · 11 Sept 2026
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“I would say a lot of research is not exactly like that, though, where it's like hill climbing on a well-defined goal.”Play from 31:52Report a misattribution
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