# Companies like Anthropic and OpenAI released new A.I. systems late last year that were particularly good at writing computer code.

*genai · news · 2026-05-13 · The New York Times*

## Key points

- Dr. Socher's start-up Recursive Superintelligence aims for A.I. systems capable of recursive self-improvement.
- Recursive Superintelligence has raised over $650 million from investors including Nvidia, AMD, and Google Ventures.
- The company is valued at over $4 billion despite being only six months old and having fewer than 30 employees.
- Leading researchers now believe A.I. could soon self-improve with minimal or no human input.

**Companies:** Google, Nvidia, AMD, OpenAI, Anthropic, Recursive Superintelligence
**Countries:** United States, United Kingdom

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