preprint · 2026-09-10
The Last AI Built by Humans: Toward Genuine Recursive Self-Improvement
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Why it matters here
An autonomy-centered taxonomy of which improvement decisions an AI controls, what persists, and what remains externally governed.
Research autonomyRecursive improvement evidence
What to keep in mind
- Historical supplied v1 snapshot. The public index lists v3 on September 22; this record preserves the supplied version rather than silently applying later revisions.
- A survey classification is not independent replication of its cited systems.