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title: "AI recursive self-improvement might not come so quickly after all (August 2026)"
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published_at: "2026-09-13T18:49:44.000Z"
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topics: ["agent","reasoning","llm","agi"]
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summary: "AI agents are not yet creative enough to carry out genuinely innovative open-ended AI research, it seems."
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# AI recursive self\-improvement might not come so quickly after all \(August 2026\)

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**Published:** 2026-09-13T18:49:44.000Z
**Category:** Research
**Topics:** agent, reasoning, llm, agi

## Summary

AI agents are not yet creative enough to carry out genuinely innovative open\-ended AI research, it seems\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/08/18/1142188/ai-recursive-self-improvement/>)
- [Discussion](<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49687334>)