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# I Built a Self-Improving AI, and So Can You

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**Published:** July 8, 2026  
**Original:** https://www.wired.com/story/frontier-labs-arent-the-only-ones-pursuing-self-improving-ai/  

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- [Overview](#overview)

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## Overview

Experiments in using AI to build AI show that the future doesn’t just belong to the frontier labs.

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