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# Richard Socher

CEO, Recursive (as of 2026-10-22; source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/21/recursive-launches-flint-a-laptop-coding-model-it-says-was-largely-built-by-ai/).

Former Salesforce chief scientist; founded Recursive (2025), which aims at supervised recursive self-improvement and released Flint, a model largely developed by its Eureka Machine.

## Accounts

- X: https://x.com/RichardSocher

## Role changes

- 2026-10-21: Recursive releases its first model, Flint. Source: https://www.recursive.com/updates/introducing-recursive-flint

## In the news (1 event, newest first)

- 2026-10-21: [Recursive releases Flint, an open-weight 40B-A2.5B local coding model largely developed by its automated research system, the Eureka Machine](https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-10-21-recursive-flint-eureka-machine/), Model releases. AI-automated AI R&D has been a central concern in lab risk reports.

## Posts (1)

- 2026-10-21: [Richard Socher introduces Flint, Recursive's first model, built with the Eureka Machine](https://postcutoff.com/p/2026-10-21-richardsocher-introducing-flint/), Richard Socher (@RichardSocher), X. Launch post for a model presented as largely built by automated AI research; 2.8M views.

Profile checked 2026-10-22.