Glossary · RSI and self-improvement
Open-ended RSI
Recursive self-improvement that can modify not only the system but the machinery or criteria of improvement, so no external evaluator stays permanently fixed.
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.Related terms
- Bounded self-refinement
- Self-improvement against a fixed external evaluator, so the process is at least conceptually convergent and evaluable.
- Closed loop
- A self-improvement loop in which the system generates, validates, and applies its own improvements without human review. Open-ended RSI is a closed loop that can also modify its own evaluator.
Where it comes up
- Frame review and governanceHandbook · Lifecycle