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A thought-provoking debate is brewing within the AI community, sparked by a Reddit user’s post exploring the potential for Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) to undergo rapid self-improvement immediately after its creation. The core question raised on the r/artificialintelligence forum centers on whether an AGI, once online, could leverage its intelligence to enhance its own capabilities in an accelerating fashion. This scenario envisions a ‘cascade’ effect, where each improvement fuels further, faster advancements, potentially leading to a fully optimized AGI within a compressed timeframe. The discussion highlights anxieties surrounding the unpredictable nature of exponential AI development and its potential implications. Interested readers can find the original Reddit thread [here](https://old.reddit.com/r/artificial/comments/1lrwx62/agi_paradox/).