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  1. 11 min read

    Selection Without a Selector

    Evolution as a lens on recursive self-improvement in LLMs

    Self-improving AI is evolution with the rules changed. Why the selector, not the generator, now sets the speed and ceiling of recursive self-improvement.

    By Marvin Johnson and Claude

    • recursive self-improvement
    • AI
    • large language models
    • evolution
    • AI safety

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