SMRTR AIAug 6, 2025MIT Technology Review

Five ways that AI is learning to improve itself

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AI systems are self-improving through coding assistance, hardware optimization, automated data generation, agent design refinement, and AI-driven research tools. AI capabilities are advancing rapidly, with task-completion abilities doubling every four months since 2024. While some, like Mark Zuckerberg, believe this leads to superintelligence, experts disagree on whether progress will slow due to innovation challenges or continue accelerating.

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