Self-evolution: the model improves the process that improves the model.
“Model trains itself over 100+ autonomous cycles.” That was the headline when MiniMax released M2.7 on March 18, 2026 [1]. It sounds like science fiction: a model bootstrapping its own intelligence in a recursive loop.
The reality is more nuanced, more interesting, and more relevant to how we’ll build AI systems in the near future.
