TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Ricursive Intelligence’s Anna Goldie and Azalia Mirhoseini on when AI starts designing its own hardware

Ricursive Intelligence, led by co-founders Anna Goldie and Azalia Mirhoseini, is developing AI systems that design chips faster and improve with each iteration, aiming to cut chip design cycles from years to weeks. Their technology builds on prior work at Google, including AI-designed Tensor Processing Units, creating a feedback loop where AI designs better hardware to support more advanced AI.