Software capable of improving itself has been a dream of computer scientists since the inception of the field. In this work we provide definitions for Recursively Self-Improving software, survey different types of self-improving software, review the relevant literature, analyze limits on computation restricting recursive self-improvement and introduce RSI Convergence Theory which aims to predict general behavior of RSI systems. Finally, we address security implications from self-improving intelligent software.
@article{arxiv.1502.06512,
title = {From Seed AI to Technological Singularity via Recursively Self-Improving Software},
author = {Roman V. Yampolskiy},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1502.06512},
year = {2015}
}