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Oct 2, 2026 · Artificial Intelligence

Recursive Self-Improvement in AI: Survey Distinguishes Evolution Stages and Proposes Unified Framework

This survey paper distinguishes four stages of AI self-improvement—Evolution, Self-Evolution, Meta-Evolution, and Recursive Self-Improvement (RSI)—and introduces a Proposal→Feedback→Optimization framework to analyze how AI systems generate, verify, and retain improvements across cycles, highlighting key challenges like reliability, persistence, and controllability.