Recursive Improvement Framework

IMPORTANT: We do not claim recursive self-improvement merely because AI can generate code.

Research-Safe Framework

1. Identifying model weaknesses (via ACI-001 Benchmark)
2. Proposing improvements
3. Generating candidate algorithms
4. Testing candidates (in sandboxed MIRROR simulation)
5. Comparing against baseline
6. Measuring improvement
7. Preserving rollback points
8. Human approval required before deployment

Distinctions

• Ordinary Software Update: Human writes code, human deploys.
• AI-Assisted Optimization: AI writes code, human reviews, human deploys.
• Genuine Recursive Intelligence Improvement: AI autonomously modifies its own cognitive architecture, evaluates the result, and iterates without human intervention. (Currently prohibited in production).

The system must never modify its own production authority, OPA policies, or safety boundaries automatically.