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Google engineer: Self-improving AI is not close

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A Google engineer has stated that self-improving AI is not imminent, despite AI's significant role in code generation. Haydn Belfield reported that AI currently writes over 75% of production code, but human oversight is still required for 88% of changes. Furthermore, Google's internal General Capability Index indicates a steady, rather than accelerated, growth in AI capabilities, with no measurable speed-up in AI research driven by AI itself at DeepMind. AI

IMPACT Suggests that the pace of AI advancement may be slower than popularly perceived, impacting expectations for autonomous AI systems.

RANK_REASON Article presents an opinion from a company engineer about the state of AI development, not a primary release or significant industry event.

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Google engineer: Self-improving AI is not close

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  1. The Decoder TIER_1 English(EN) · Matthias Bastian ·

    Google says self-improving AI isn't anywhere close

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