Limits on Recursive Self Improvement

A few months ago, I wrote, “The recent explosion of social media frenzy over agentic orchestration tools such as OpenClaw and GasTown, vibe-coded and quickly released into the wild, is yet another symptom of overhyped expectations related to generative AI models. If it takes three weeks to go viral after a few months of vibe coding, it’s a trivial solution, and it will be copied relentlessly.” See Agentic Orchestration is not a Moat. ...

September 16, 2026 · 4 min · Michael OShea