# Sakana AI bets AI that improves itself can break the compute arms race of frontier labs

> Source: <https://the-decoder.com/sakana-ai-bets-ai-that-improves-itself-can-break-the-compute-arms-race-of-frontier-labs/>
> Published: 2026-06-06 13:57:52+00:00

Sakana AI has launched a dedicated research lab for recursive self-improvement: AI that iteratively improves itself. The Japanese startup, co-founded by Transformer co-author Llion Jones, sees RSI as an alternative to the raw compute arms race among big US labs. Anthropic, meanwhile, warns about the control risks of this very technology.

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