--- title: What happens when AI builds itself? | daily.dev description: Explores the idea of recursive self-improvement in AI, where models could eventually improve themselves without human involvement. References OpenAI's... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/what-happens-when-ai-builds-itself--jwz6ljgzw twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: What happens when AI builds itself? | daily.dev og:description: Explores the idea of recursive self-improvement in AI, where models could eventually improve themselves without human involvement. 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