Google says AI self-improvement is still far off
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On 15 October 2026, according to The Decoder, Google engineer Haydn Belfield said DeepMind has not observed measurable acceleration in AI-driven AI research, and self-improving AI remains far off. This is the latest report on the matter, with no other related reports available for comparison, so there are no contradictions in figures, timing or claims.
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- The DecoderGoogle says self-improving AI isn't anywhere close
Google engineer Haydn Belfield says there's no measurable acceleration of AI research driven by AI at Deepmind. AI now writes more than 75 percent of production code, but 88 percent of changes still need human oversight. The company's in-house General Capability Index shows steady growth with no sudden speedup. Self-improving AI isn't anywhere close, Belfield says.
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