in which case fabricating new better chips seems unlikely to contribute.
Fabricating new better chips will be part of a Foom once the AI has nanotech. This might be because humans had already made nanotech by this point, or it might involve using a DNA printer to make nanotech in a day. (The latter requires a substantial amount of intelligence already, so this is a process that probably won’t kick in the moment the AI gets to about human level. )
Fabricating new better chips will be part of a Foom once the AI has nanotech. This might be because humans had already made nanotech by this point, or it might involve using a DNA printer to make nanotech in a day. (The latter requires a substantial amount of intelligence already, so this is a process that probably won’t kick in the moment the AI gets to about human level. )