NOT-Recursive NOT-Self Improvement: autoresearch isn't SuperAI's next step

Join me on Patreon at https://patreon.com/InternetOfBugs "Recursive self-improvement is a key concept in AI future scenarios, but the current chatter is missing the point." Today we are looking at the recent hype surrounding a tool called autoresearch. While headlines suggest we’re entering a loop of AI building even smarter AI, the reality is much more mundane. I’m breaking down why performance-tuning a Python script is not the same thing as the mythical "super-AI" takeoff. In this video, we explore: * What autoresearch actually does (and what I've been doing without AI for decades). * Why being faster at coding doesn't mean an AI is better than a human. * The three massive hurdles AI must clear before recursive self-improvement is even possible. * The "Jagged Graph" of AI intelligence and why current neural networks can't smooth it out. // Autoresearch links https://github.com/karpathy/autoresearch/https://www.latent.space/p/ainews-autoresearch-sparks-of-recursive https://github.com/karpathy/autoresearch/blob/master/README.md https://github.com/karpathy/nanochat/commit/a825e63f81e62e2e9fd38655e9b2e39417620545 https://x.com/karpathy/status/2031135152349524125 https://x.com/karpathy/status/2030371219518931079 https://o-mega.ai/articles/karpathy-autoresearch-complete-2026-guide // autoresearch articles https://tech.yahoo.com/ai/articles/karpathy-loop-former-openai-researcher-073000966.html https://tech.yahoo.com/ai/articles/karpathy-loop-former-openai-researcher-073000966.html https://www.latent.space/p/ainews-autoresearch-sparks-of-recursive // My article on AI Doomer nonsense https://internetofbugs.substack.com/p/ai-doomer-doublethink-the-orwellian // Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Inciting Incident https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker's_Guide_to_the_Galaxy // One article mentioning the idea of "Jagged" AI (You can Google for many more https://aisle.com/blog/ai-cybersecurity-after-mythos-the-jagged-frontier // Various YouTube takes on Autoresearch and it's purported place in Recursive Self Improvement https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR20FWCCjAs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5lnVHuAnAs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJnc_1dHHMI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHvYCYQoZC8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qb90PPbAWz4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjVyFzks5ho https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HlSNmpt-Qg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Cb_l2LJAW8 #AI #SoftwareEngineering #InternetOfBugs #RecursiveSelfImprovement #Autoresearch #TechHype #AIsafety #Coding 0:00 - The Hype Around Recursive Self-Improvement 0:54 - Autoresearch: Triggering the Hype Wave 1:41 - What is True Recursive Self-Improvement? 2:27 - How Autoresearch Actually Works (Spoiler: It’s a Loop) 3:29 - The First Hurdle: Better vs. Faster Coding 4:33 - The Second Hurdle: Measuring General Intelligence 5:08 - The "Jagged" Problem: Chess Stars vs. Traffic Failures 5:45 - The Third Hurdle: Simulating New Brain Architectures 6:23 - Why You Can Ignore the Super-AI Headlines