Recursive Superintelligence has raised $500 million in a pre-Series A funding round, led by GV (Google's venture capital arm) with participation from Nvidia. The round, which values the company at $4 billion, is oversubscribed and could reach $1 billion. Founded in London last year, the company employs around 20 people and has yet to officially launch. Its team includes former researchers from OpenAI, Google DeepMind, and Salesforce, such as Richard Socher and Tim Rocktäschel. The company aims to develop AI systems capable of self-improvement without human intervention, a significant advancement over current models that require manual retraining. This approach could revolutionize AI by enabling systems to autonomously generate data and update parameters. Despite the ambitious goals, no stable long-term results have been publicly demonstrated yet. The funding comes amid a surge in global AI investment, with $300 billion raised in the first quarter of this year.