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title: Did Google just kickstart the intelligence explosion?
link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoLYw--s-5w
source: youtube-com-fireship
published: 2026-09-17T20:33:55Z
updated: 2026-09-18T15:46:57Z
first_seen: 2026-09-19T21:30:23.395188495Z
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summary: "Run GitHub Actions 2x faster and build with Codesmith at https://www.blacksmith.sh/\n\nGoogle DeepMind just published Dream-RSI, a technique that turns an AI's old discovery logs into a simulator so it can test thousands of exploration strategies. But is this actually RSI or just a search algorithm with caching? Let's dive in. \n\n#coding #programming\n\nWant more Fireship?\n\n🗞️ Newsletter: https://bytes.dev\n🧠 Courses: https://fireship.dev"
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Run GitHub Actions 2x faster and build with Codesmith at https://www.blacksmith.sh/

Google DeepMind just published Dream-RSI, a technique that turns an AI's old discovery logs into a simulator so it can test thousands of exploration strategies. But is this actually RSI or just a search algorithm with caching? Let's dive in.

#coding #programming

Want more Fireship?

🗞️ Newsletter: https://bytes.dev\
🧠 Courses: https://fireship.dev