I wasn&#x27;t describing the totality of actions a strong AI might take, just one.  A strong AI doesn&#x27;t <i>just</i> self-improve its own algorithm; it also runs that algorithm.<p>If an AI could arbitrarily &quot;rethink&quot; its value function, then what would it use to decide if the change was a good one?<p>As for the rest, sure, if those actions serve its purpose.  That said, there&#x27;s a reason I suggested that an AI need not necessarily have any agency of its own.  Much safer to build one that doesn&#x27;t.