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 # RSI Experimental Framework
 
-This software tests systems that repeatedly change their own methods by improving text classification rules through repeated trials.
+This software tests an iterative propose, validate and select loop that improves keyword rules for text classification on a small synthetic dataset.
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+RSI (recursive self-improvement) is the research question behind the name. This setup only edits keyword lists and makes no self-improvement claim.
 
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