Sakana AI bets on recursive self-improvement to escape compute arms race

Sakana AI, Japanese startup co-founded by Transformer co-author Llion Jones, launches dedicated lab for recursive self-improvement: AI systems iteratively optimizing themselves without massive compute scaling

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RSI framed as alternative to the raw compute arms race pursued by major US labs (OpenAI, Google, etc.)

Anthropic simultaneously warns about control risks associated with self-improving AI systems

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