CNBC: Jakub Pachocki and Anthropic reignite the recursive self-improvement debate
On September 11, 2026, CNBC offered a fresh angle on recursive self-improvement (RSI): concerns from OpenAI chief scientist Jakub Pachocki and Anthropic’s June X post that Claude accelerates AI development faster than expected, with three scenarios for the human role. Distinct from the prior day’s slowdown piece.