self-improvement
noun
improvement of one's mind, character, etc., through one's own efforts.
self-improving
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a word derived from
self-improvement.
Example Sentences
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Worried that recursively self-improving AI agents might soon wreak havoc, armed with an artificial general intelligence so powerful that humans can’t stop them?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
“You cannot have recursive self-improving AI that basically is able to improve itself and exceed human capability.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
He was responding to explosive comments from another researcher, Jacob Coxon, who worked at OpenAI and Anthropic but said neither company is acting responsibly as they sprint to self-improving superintelligence and risk our very existence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Jacob Coxon posted on social media: "They are racing straight to self-improving superintelligence and gambling with our lives."
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
He did justice to her as a good, true-hearted, self-improving American.
From Aurora the Magnificent by Gertrude Hall Brownell
