The Last AI Built by Humans: Toward Genuine Recursive Self-Improvement

Duan, Yi, Liu, Ying, Tang, Zirui, Chen, Haodong, Zhou, Jun, Liu, Yumou, Xu, Bangrui, Wu, Yukai, Chen, Sidi, Zhou, Yuhan, Wang, Haoyu, Yu, Xiaoyou, Han, Shaokun, Zhu, Xuzhou, Zhou, Le, Lu, Bolin, Zhou, Wei, Liu, Jiachen, Fang, Nuozhou, Tian, Jiaxin, Chen, Ruoyu, Li, Yuxuan, Zuo, Kai, Zhang, Kaiyan, Yang, Qianyu, Wang, Zijie, Qiu, Jiantao, He, Conghui, Li, Guoliang, Zhou, Bowen, Liu, Zhiyuan, Wen, Zhoufutu, Kang, Jihua, Zhou, Xuanhe, Wu, Fan

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DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2609.11873
Published: 2026
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@article{allodium:10.48550/arxiv.2609.11873,
  title = {The Last AI Built by Humans: Toward Genuine Recursive Self-Improvement},
  author = {Duan, Yi and Liu, Ying and Tang, Zirui and Chen, Haodong and Zhou, Jun and Liu, Yumou and Xu, Bangrui and Wu, Yukai and Chen, Sidi and Zhou, Yuhan and Wang, Haoyu and Yu, Xiaoyou and Han, Shaokun and Zhu, Xuzhou and Zhou, Le and Lu, Bolin and Zhou, Wei and Liu, Jiachen and Fang, Nuozhou and Tian, Jiaxin and Chen, Ruoyu and Li, Yuxuan and Zuo, Kai and Zhang, Kaiyan and Yang, Qianyu and Wang, Zijie and Qiu, Jiantao and He, Conghui and Li, Guoliang and Zhou, Bowen and Liu, Zhiyuan and Wen, Zhoufutu and Kang, Jihua and Zhou, Xuanhe and Wu, Fan},
  year = {2026},
  doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2609.11873},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2609.11873}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - The Last AI Built by Humans: Toward Genuine Recursive Self-Improvement
AU  - Duan, Yi
AU  - Liu, Ying
AU  - Tang, Zirui
AU  - Chen, Haodong
AU  - Zhou, Jun
AU  - Liu, Yumou
AU  - Xu, Bangrui
AU  - Wu, Yukai
AU  - Chen, Sidi
AU  - Zhou, Yuhan
AU  - Wang, Haoyu
AU  - Yu, Xiaoyou
AU  - Han, Shaokun
AU  - Zhu, Xuzhou
AU  - Zhou, Le
AU  - Lu, Bolin
AU  - Zhou, Wei
AU  - Liu, Jiachen
AU  - Fang, Nuozhou
AU  - Tian, Jiaxin
AU  - Chen, Ruoyu
AU  - Li, Yuxuan
AU  - Zuo, Kai
AU  - Zhang, Kaiyan
AU  - Yang, Qianyu
AU  - Wang, Zijie
AU  - Qiu, Jiantao
AU  - He, Conghui
AU  - Li, Guoliang
AU  - Zhou, Bowen
AU  - Liu, Zhiyuan
AU  - Wen, Zhoufutu
AU  - Kang, Jihua
AU  - Zhou, Xuanhe
AU  - Wu, Fan
PY  - 2026
DO  - 10.48550/arxiv.2609.11873
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APA

Yi, D., Ying, L., Zirui, T., Haodong, C., Jun, Z., Yumou, L., Bangrui, X., Yukai, W., Sidi, C., Yuhan, Z., Haoyu, W., Xiaoyou, Y., Shaokun, H., Xuzhou, Z., Le, Z., Bolin, L., Wei, Z., Jiachen, L., Nuozhou, F., Jiaxin, T., Ruoyu, C., Yuxuan, L., Kai, Z., Kaiyan, Z., Qianyu, Y., Zijie, W., Jiantao, Q., Conghui, H., Guoliang, L., Bowen, Z., Zhiyuan, L., Zhoufutu, W., Jihua, K., Xuanhe, Z., & Fan, W. (2026). The Last AI Built by Humans: Toward Genuine Recursive Self-Improvement. https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2609.11873

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