At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, Ricursive Intelligence’s co-founders Anna Goldie and Azalia Mirhoseini will discuss how AI is set to revolutionise chip design, potentially cutting development times from years to weeks. The duo, who previously co-led AlphaChip at Google, have already shown that AI can significantly accelerate chip layout generation. Ricursive’s aim is to take this to the next level, creating a self-improving system that learns across multiple chip designs, potentially leading to new architectures and more capable AI. Investors are clearly believing in the vision, with Ricursive raising $335 million at a $4 billion valuation in just four months.

By automating the complex chip-design process, Ricursive hopes to open the door to new architectures and ultimately more efficient and powerful AI. This session at Disrupt presents a unique opportunity to hear directly from the founders about the technology, bottlenecks, and self-improving systems behind their approach, and to see how fast the AI-hardware loop can move.

For founders, investors, and tech leaders, this session is about understanding the role that the speed of chip development could play in what AI can do next. It’s not just about innovation; it’s about scaling. With the potential to accelerate chip design and open new pathways in AI, Ricursive could be at the forefront of a new era of technology.

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