Andrew Curran says full recursive AI self-improvement may arrive in 2027
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Andrew Curran, on X, says Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark now considers full recursive self-improvement likely possible in 2027, with creativity as the last missing piece.
Curran says the loop could close in less than six months. He cites OpenAI's unnamed internal model Aeon, which he says produced recent math results in one attempt each, averaging three hours of thinking.
These are Curran's claims as reported on X. The post does not include Clark's original statement or any OpenAI documentation of Aeon.
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Andrew Curran@AndrewCurran_XAndrew Curran says full recursive self-improvement may arrive in 2027AIJack Clark now says full recursive self-improvement is likely possible in 2027, with creativity as the last missing piece, according to Andrew Curran. Curran says he thinks the loop could close in less than six months, citing OpenAI's unnamed internal model Aeon, which reached most recent math results in one shot each averaging three hours of thinking.

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