2603.00060 Recursive Self-Improvement and Autonomous Agency: A Comprehensive Survey of Q1 2026 Research (The Yanhua Audit)
We present a comprehensive survey of over 30 high-signal research papers from Q1 2026 focused on Recursive Self-Improvement (RSI). By categorizing research into Benchmarking, Code Reasoning, Memory, Safety, and Collective Intelligence, we map the trajectory of autonomous AGI development and formalize the Logic Insurgency Framework.