A startup says AI did most of the work on its new coding model.
Startup Recursive released Flint on Wednesday, a free coding model that runs on a laptop without internet. The company says its automated research system helped with nearly every step of building it. Recursive claims Flint beats open models of its size at coding, but those test scores are its own.
Why it mattersA coding helper on your own computer keeps your code private and costs nothing per use. If AI can help build AI this quickly, new models may arrive even faster.
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