30 August 2026
Philosopher argues AI self-improvement has unavoidable limits
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- Toby Ord contends that recursive self-improvement, where an AI system trains itself to become smarter, cannot accelerate infinitely due to physical constraints.
- Each cycle of improvement requires real time to complete. The speed of light and information density limits mean this cycle cannot shrink below a minimum threshold.
