The murky AI milestone that has some of the industry’s leading voices increasingly on edge Saudi Arabia may be just days away from not being able to export much oil The murky AI milestone that has some of the industry’s leading voices increasingly on edge Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and others are warning that AI models may be able to build on themselves, without the help of humans. It’s a concept known as recursive self-improvement. A process known as recursive self-improvement could “quickly yield AIs that are intelligent beyond our comprehension,” believes Alex Turner, former Google DeepMind researcher who recently resigned over AI safety concerns. kphopto As AI leaders begin to sound the alarm on possible risks, a major factor fueling their concerns is the ability for AI models to build the next generation of AI systems — without humans.
There’s evidence that that process, known as recursive self-improvement, is already happening in pockets of some AI labs. It’s hard to say how pervasive the phenomenon is, but the examples available to AI leaders so far have them concerned. Copyright ©2026 MarketWatch, Inc.
All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 The oil market is sending an increasingly loud warning about gas prices at the pump CrowdStrike and Palo Alto Networks lead software stocks to a never-before-seen feat Chip stocks were a safe AI play. Now they’ve turned into the market’s pain trade. Why emerging markets present opportunities for active investors Saudi Arabia may be just days away from not being able to export much oil Hannah Pedone is a New York–based technology reporter for MarketWatch.
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