# OpenAI Does Not Know How to Reach Aligned Recursive Self-Improvement by OpenAI > “We do not yet know how to safely get all the way to aligned full recursive self-improvement.” > **— OpenAI**, *Research acceleration report, 2026* ## Sources and Context - **Timecoded episode recording:** [*The Ezra Klein Show* at 23:12](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjZ90V_JREk&t=1392s) — recording and precise locator for the source object preserved in this Reminder. - **Additional source:** [Research acceleration: The view inside OpenAI](https://openai.com/index/research-acceleration-view-inside-openai/) — primary or contemporaneous material supporting the embedded statement or report. - **Reconciled source dossier:** [[research/Why Are We Sprinting Off the AI Cliff - Ezra Klein on Recursive Self-Improvement|Why Are We Sprinting Off the AI Cliff?]] — preserves broadcast order, speaker attribution, editorial conventions and the surrounding argument. - **Editorial treatment:** The poster text follows the reconciled source object without substantive alteration; spoken punctuation and transcript lineation are normalized for reading. - **Context:** OpenAI states that a safe path to aligned full recursive self-improvement has not yet been established. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/We Cannot Un-Strike the Match|We Cannot Un-Strike the Match]] - **Article:** [[articles/Safety Discourse Is Transition Discourse|Safety Discourse Is Transition Discourse]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public|The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public]] - **Article:** [[articles/AI Escape Is the Wrong Metaphor|AI Escape Is the Wrong Metaphor]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/OpenAI|OpenAI]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/OpenAI|OpenAI]] - [[wiki/Research Acceleration - The View Inside OpenAI|Research Acceleration - The View Inside OpenAI]] - [[wiki/Recursive Self-Improvement|Recursive Self-Improvement]] - [[wiki/Alignment Problem|Alignment Problem]] - [[wiki/AI Control|AI Control]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “We do not yet know how to safely get all the way to aligned full recursive self-improvement.” — OpenAI, Research acceleration report, 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-openai-does-not-know-aligned-recursive-self-improvement ```