Recursive self-improvement is not necessary for AGI. Humans are general intelligences even though we cannot RSI.

Who says we can't RSI? At a macro view, successive generations of humans are more productive, live longer, wealthier and smarter.

Humanity might be able to, humans cannot

Doesn’t the history of civilization show RSI?

Or even evolution itself? Isn’t that just RSI writ large?

> we cannot RSI

Speak for yourself.