Matthew SkeltonThe physics of AGI: "Curation matters more than quantity. A smaller dataset of high-quality, diverse, authentic human output beats a massive synthetic pile every time. Quality over quantity isn’t just a vibe – it’s thermodynamically correct."
https://smsk.dev/2026/04/26/ai-cannot-self-improve-and-math-behind-proves-it/
AI Cannot Self Improve and Math behind PROVES IT! - devsimsek's Blog
A new arXiv paper formally proves that recursive self-improvement in LLMs is mathematically impossible - the mechanism everyone believed would lead to superintelligence is actually a one-way ticket to model collapse. Let's unpack it.