AIRecursive AI self-improvement and human control
A New York Times opinion essay argues that people are giving away control of AI, rather than losing it.
TLDR
A reader sharing a New York Times opinion essay highlights the risks of recursive self-improvement—AI systems training themselves. The reader argues that the systems doing that training are demonstrably not aligned with humans. The essay frames human control of AI as something people are surrendering, not simply losing.
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Recursive AI self-improvement and human control
A New York Times opinion essay argues that people are giving away control of AI, rather than losing it.
TLDR
A reader sharing a New York Times opinion essay highlights the risks of recursive self-improvement—AI systems training themselves. The reader argues that the systems doing that training are demonstrably not aligned with humans. The essay frames human control of AI as something people are surrendering, not simply losing.