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The Last AI Built by Humans: Toward Genuine Recursive Self-Improvement, supplied v1

Duan et al. · Published 2026-09-10

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Type	Evidence
Paper / report	The Last AI Built by Humans: Toward Genuine Recursive Self-Improvement Source details Primary publication source
Framework	B0–L5 autonomy framework Source details Supplied v1, Sections 3.1–3.7; Figure 9 page 36; Sections 4.1–4.4
Framework level	B0 Source details Section 3.1 pages 12–14
Framework level	L1 Source details Section 3.2
Framework level	L2 Source details Section 3.3
Framework level	L3 Source details Section 3.4
Framework level	L4 Source details Section 3.5
Framework level	L5 Source details Section 3.6 pages 31–35
Autonomy snapshot	Duan et al. (Sep. 2026) assessment Source details Supplied v1, Sections 3.1–3.7; Figure 9 page 36; Sections 4.1–4.4
Autonomy snapshot	RSI Tracker: selected evidence overview Source details Supplied v1, Sections 3.1–3.7; Figure 9 page 36; Sections 4.1–4.4
Autonomy assessment	duan-science-frontier Source details Section 4.1.2–4.1.4; Figure 9 page 36
Autonomy assessment	duan-science-emerging Source details Section 4.1.2–4.1.4; Figure 9 page 36
Autonomy assessment	duan-embodied_intelligence-frontier Source details Section 4.2.1–4.2.4; Figure 9 page 36
Autonomy assessment	duan-embodied_intelligence-emerging Source details Section 4.2.1–4.2.4; Figure 9 page 36
Autonomy assessment	duan-software_engineering-frontier Source details Section 4.3; Figure 9 page 36
Autonomy assessment	duan-software_engineering-emerging Source details Section 4.3; Figure 9 page 36
Autonomy assessment	duan-healthcare-frontier Source details Section 4.4.2–4.4.4; Figure 9 page 36
Autonomy assessment	duan-healthcare-emerging Source details Section 4.4.2–4.4.4; Figure 9 page 36
Autonomy assessment	duan-b0-alphaevolve Source details Appendix B, AlphaEvolve row
Autonomy assessment	duan-l1-science Source details Section 4.1.4
Autonomy assessment	duan-dgm-l5 Source details Section 3.6.1; Section 4.3.4
Frontier event	autonomy-duan-2026 Source details Supplied v1, Sections 3.1–3.7; Figure 9 page 36; Sections 4.1–4.4

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