Glossary · RSI and self-improvement
Grounding exchange rate
The minimum rate of external, grounded signal a self-improvement loop needs to keep improving rather than degrading. Pure closed loops degrade, but the rate has not been characterized; an open problem.
Defined in
Handbook · Agents and self-improvementSelf-improvement and evaluator co-evolutionWhen a system can change what defines "better", the evaluator becomes the load-bearing wall. What changes, who validates, how loops fail.Where it comes up
- Goodhart pressure and self-confirming loopsHandbook · Validity under pressure