RSI Illusion Split

Scaffold versus true recursion

RSI Illusion Split Scaffold versus true recursion 01 / Human-Scaffolded (Reality) 02 / True RSI (Exception) Output fails · bad syntax · Human-Scaffolded (Reality) Output fails bad syntax Human audits · debugs · Human-Scaffolded (Reality) Human audits debugs Fix published · on the web · Human-Scaffolded (Reality) Fix published on the web Scrapers ingest · Human-Scaffolded (Reality) Scrapers ingest Training offline · next model · Human-Scaffolded (Reality) Training offline next model Improved output · seemingly alone · Human-Scaffolded (Reality) Improved output seemingly alone Agent drafts · True RSI (Exception) Agent drafts Local compiler · test env · True RSI (Exception) Local compiler test env Self-correct · True RSI (Exception) Self-correct Weights updated · state committed · True RSI (Exception) Weights updated state committed next run fail pass retry Legend User UI Agent logic Policy Context / trace External system

Human scaffolded

  • • Output fails, human audits and debugs
  • • Web data trains the next model offline

True recursion

  • • Draft, compile, self-correct
  • • State update inside the weights