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Ex-Meta Researcher Launches 'Recursive Superintelligence' AI Startup
Tian Yuandong, a former Meta researcher, has launched a new AI startup called Recursive Superintelligence, which focuses on 'recursive self-improvement' AI systems, with a $4.65 billion valuation and $650 million in funding from major investors including Nvidia and AMD. This development signals a significant investment in self-improving AI, with implications for the compute arms race between the US and China.
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