AI R&D Automation and Feedback Loops
The course outline includes automation of AI research and development and the feedback loops this could create.
Recording
- Lecture 04 — Software Intelligence Explosion — guest lecture on AI research automation and software intelligence explosion.
The recording took place on September 23, 2026. It is grouped under Week 01 by topic. Captions are auto-generated by YouTube and cleaned to remove repeated rolling cues; check technical terms against the recording.
Further reading
- Fields–PrincInt postdoctoral research directions — includes mathematical modeling of risks from AI R&D automation.
- AI Safety for Mathematicians — mathematical introduction and research context.
- AI Safety (CS 2881), Fall 2026 — includes a lecture on recursive self-improvement and AI trajectories.