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Chamath Palihapitiya Says AI May Have Entered a Recursive Self-Improvement Loop: 'The Next 18 Months Will Be Wild'

Aug 3, 2026 · 06:46 AM ET· updated 2h ago
Chamath Palihapitiya Says AI May Have Entered a Recursive Self-Improvement Loop: 'The Next 18 Months Will Be Wild'

Chamath Palihapitiya says AI has entered a self-improvement loop, predicting rapid AI advances, a “wild” 18 months and near-zero model costs.

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A tech investor thinks AI is getting really good at improving itself, which could mean new AI tools come out super fast. When you see AI companies' news, watch if their tools actually get better quickly—that's a big deal for their future.

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