Richard Socher raises $650M for recursive superintelligence startup
Tags AI · Infrastructure
Richard Socher, former chief scientist at Salesforce and founder of You.com, has raised $650 million for a new startup focused on building AI systems that can research and improve themselves indefinitely. The startup, backed by GV (Google Ventures) and Greycroft, aims to create what Socher calls 'recursive superintelligence' — AI that can autonomously iterate on its own architecture and capabilities. Socher insists the company will ship actual products rather than remaining a research lab.
Technical significance
A $650M funding round for recursive self-improving AI represents one of the largest early-stage bets on the concept of AI accelerating its own development. If successful, this approach could compress AI capability timelines significantly. However, it also raises safety concerns about autonomous AI systems modifying their own objectives, a topic that has been debated in the AI safety community for years.