{
  "id": 17922275,
  "title": "RSI became popular earlier this year",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/rsi-became-popular-earlier-this-year",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T06:46:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "StrictlyVC",
    "slug": "strictlyvc",
    "url": "https://elink22c.strictlyvc.com/ss/c/u001.dcUtNT9M06sDMhLsmBmtzWMHc-7y1M7c1wW-zz5F-inqzmRTi82gPY2ocjV7m-wpfP6ZndvIhezLVH531xKSAXWAVRZ5N2B9-VYcIrEuFXU7EVswhLiz8C5FBmrVrs4eyv5Mv3Fi_34eiaf53FK0HQGY41cyCXCAVmUhi6336AoI8jP4f61nauo-ttX_7u_jctK1PN7xHSkYW2vOBHHPVlT1PBSWfb99jzxQIneUj6mXZBqsN9IKOAqb3GhkSOQ-yDbNLlRasnVYLj_CqxAjWaz8uRSlm70Wj-PeMgzq0ksHXi2IY42DYaPqOI2e_2iY/4vf/aONlDnF1QK-XGGt9tfgQ0A/h9/h001.IRMCHaYPP28yRAbcgV8MNTRkASrmkQhGoqWbj8xfD94"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The term \"recursion\" has become a buzzword in AI circles recently. Startups have adopted the name, and many more are referencing recursive self-improvement (RSI) in their roadmaps. RSI refers to an AI system that can continuously upgrade itself, eventually forming a closed loop limited only by compute power. While there is disagreement about what RSI exactly means, a lot of AI labs are eager to pursue it. In January, a lead programmer for Claude Code at Anthropic estimated that close to 100% of his team's code was written by an AI tool, suggesting they are getting close to RSI. However, experts are divided on whether AI is close to achieving this.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "RSI stands for recursive self-improvement in AI",
    "AI labs aim to achieve RSI, though experts are divided",
    "Anthropic's Claude Code team uses AI for near 100% of code"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The widespread adoption of recursive self-improvement terminology signals a strategic shift where AI labs prioritize creating autonomous, self-upgrading systems that could eventually bypass human intervention in the development cycle.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}