<div dir="ltr">Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.<br><br>The Liftoff Scenario That Terrifies A.I. Doomsayers<br><br>“Recursive self-improvement” is the idea that artificial intelligence could learn to build and train itself, creating exponential new progress — and risk.<br><br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/science/ai-recursive-self-improvement.html?unlocked_article_code=1.BlE.fTI4.ZfaWs7BeX6F1&smid=em-share">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/science/ai-recursive-self-improvement.html?unlocked_article_code=1.BlE.fTI4.ZfaWs7BeX6F1&smid=em-share</a></div>