What happens when artificial intelligence begins to evolve on its own? Blaise Agüera y Arcas, a leading researcher at Google DeepMind, explores the possibility of self-improving AI—systems that enhance their own capabilities without human input. Host Robert Lawrence Kuhn asks about recent claims from Meta researchers who say their AI models are learning autonomously, as well as new theoretical frameworks for recursive self-improvement. Could these developments mark a turning point in the evolution of intelligence itself? Blaise's book, What is Intelligence?: Lessons from AI About Evolution, Computing, and Minds, is available for purchase now.