Meta Evolution is claimed to be the first recursive self-improvement algorithm
Schmidhuber says his 1987 diploma thesis applied genetic programming to itself to evolve better versions of the method—a process he called Meta Evolution.
TLDR
Schmidhuber claims Meta Evolution, introduced in his 1987 diploma thesis, was the first recursive self-improvement (RSI) algorithm. He describes applying genetic programming to itself to evolve better genetic programming methods, repeating the process across multiple meta levels. He contrasts that work with I. J. Good’s 1966 speculation about an “intelligence explosion,” saying Good had no concrete RSI algorithms.
Meta Evolution is claimed to be the first recursive self-improvement algorithm
Schmidhuber says his 1987 diploma thesis applied genetic programming to itself to evolve better versions of the method—a process he called Meta Evolution.
TLDR
Schmidhuber claims Meta Evolution, introduced in his 1987 diploma thesis, was the first recursive self-improvement (RSI) algorithm. He describes applying genetic programming to itself to evolve better genetic programming methods, repeating the process across multiple meta levels. He contrasts that work with I. J. Good’s 1966 speculation about an “intelligence explosion,” saying Good had no concrete RSI algorithms.