China races against US for AI’s holy grail: self-improving tech
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The article examines how leading AI firms in the US and China are racing toward recursive self-improvement, a milestone that would let AI systems improve themselves with less human input. Anthropic says its latest model advances move it closer to that capability, while Chinese developers are also discussing self-evolution as a near-term trend. The piece frames this as a competitive technology race with major geopolitical and commercial implications. It also highlights concerns that gaining that capability could create safety risks and trigger calls to slow development.
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