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Recursive launches Flint, a laptop coding model it says was largely built by AI.

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Startup Recursive released Flint, a free coding model small enough to run on a laptop, which the company says was built largely by its own AI research system.

Why it matters: The company describes Flint as an early test of AI that improves itself.

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“Startup Recursive has released Flint, a free, laptop-sized coding model built largely by its own AI research system, as an early test of AI that improves itself.”
TechCrunch AI, 21 Oct 2026, 20:27.

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