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title: AI develops AI
author: Brünner, Ebner, Schön, Hoffmann, Ortner, Leitner
date: 2026-10-09
url: https://postgenerative.at/indications/2026-10-09/12-ai-develops-ai
lang: en
type: Indication
summary: Chan et al. (2026) ask whether automated AI research could trigger an intelligence explosion.
tags:
  - Research
sources:
  - title: "Chan, Alan; Winter, Christoph; Barto, Andrew; et al. (2026): What if automating AI R&D triggers an intelligence explosion?. Cambridge Programme on AI Science & Policy, University of Cambridge."
    url: https://casp.ac/reports/intelligence-explosion
translatedBy: Brünner, Ebner, Schön, Hoffmann, Ortner, Leitner
license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
alternate:
  de: https://postgenerativ.at/indizien/2026-10-09/12-ki-entwickelt-ki
---

# AI develops AI

Chan et al. (2026) ask whether automated AI research could trigger an intelligence explosion. The Cambridge paper describes a possible acceleration mechanism and its risks. A future scenario, no proof of present ubiquity.

*Indication 12 of the poster “Post-Generative – A concept for our present” (9 October 2026).*