SIGNALS◐ DEVELOPINGI · Intelligence▲ Rising
Lilian Weng returns to make AI improve itself
Jul 29, 2026SOURCE: techtimes.com
SO WHAT
The window is narrowing: the next advantage belongs to whoever can turn AI from a tool into a self-improving system.
After years building OpenAI’s safety stack, Lilian Weng has resurfaced with a narrower mission: systems that can refine themselves. The wire is shifting from guarding models to accelerating the phase transition inside them.
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