ResearchMay 14, 2026TechCrunch AI

What happens when AI starts building itself?

Richard Socher's new $650 million startup wants to build an AI that can research and improve itself indefinitely — and he insists it will actually ship products.

Key takeawayThis matters because new technical results often shape what products and platforms can do next.

Richard Socher's new $650 million startup wants to build an AI that can research and improve itself indefinitely — and he insists it will actually ship products. Read the original source