# AI News Digest - 2026-04-19

1. Recursive Superintelligence raised at least $500 million at a $4 billion valuation four months after founding to pursue development of a self-improving AI.

2. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said there was "no end to the rainbow" for AI scaling and urged the industry to address job-loss risks, and subsequent studies showed that small, openly available models reproduced most of the cybersecurity analyses Anthropic had showcased with Claude Mythos.

3. Salesforce opened its platform to AI agents with a "Headless 360" approach that made APIs the primary user interface and positioned the browser as obsolete, according to CEO Marc Benioff.

4. Researchers in the US and UK found that 10 to 15 minutes of using an AI assistant as an answer machine measurably weakened problem-solving ability and persistence on later tasks performed without AI.

5. Deepseek sought outside funding for the first time, aiming to raise at least $300 million at an estimated $10 billion valuation following delayed model releases and departures of top researchers.

# References

1. [https://the-decoder.com/self-improving-ai-startup-recursive-superintelligence-pulls-in-500-million-just-four-months-after-founding/](https://the-decoder.com/self-improving-ai-startup-recursive-superintelligence-pulls-in-500-million-just-four-months-after-founding/)

[Self-improving AI startup Recursive Superintelligence pulls in $500 million just four months after founding](https://the-decoder.com/self-improving-ai-startup-recursive-superintelligence-pulls-in-500-million-just-four-months-after-founding/)

1. [https://the-decoder.com/anthropic-ceo-amodei-declares-there-is-no-end-to-the-rainbow-for-ai-scaling/](https://the-decoder.com/anthropic-ceo-amodei-declares-there-is-no-end-to-the-rainbow-for-ai-scaling/)

[Anthropic CEO Amodei declares "there is no end to the rainbow" for AI scaling](https://the-decoder.com/anthropic-ceo-amodei-declares-there-is-no-end-to-the-rainbow-for-ai-scaling/)

1. [https://the-decoder.com/the-myth-of-claude-mythos-crumbles-as-small-open-models-hunt-the-same-cybersecurity-bugs-anthropic-showcased/](https://the-decoder.com/the-myth-of-claude-mythos-crumbles-as-small-open-models-hunt-the-same-cybersecurity-bugs-anthropic-showcased/)

[The myth of Claude Mythos crumbles as small open models hunt the same cybersecurity bugs Anthropic showcased](https://the-decoder.com/the-myth-of-claude-mythos-crumbles-as-small-open-models-hunt-the-same-cybersecurity-bugs-anthropic-showcased/)

1. [https://the-decoder.com/salesforce-ceo-marc-benioff-says-apis-are-the-new-ui-for-ai-agents/](https://the-decoder.com/salesforce-ceo-marc-benioff-says-apis-are-the-new-ui-for-ai-agents/)

[Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff says APIs are the new UI for AI agents](https://the-decoder.com/salesforce-ceo-marc-benioff-says-apis-are-the-new-ui-for-ai-agents/)

1. [https://the-decoder.com/just-ten-minutes-of-using-ai-as-an-answer-machine-can-measurably-erode-problem-solving-skills-new-study-finds/](https://the-decoder.com/just-ten-minutes-of-using-ai-as-an-answer-machine-can-measurably-erode-problem-solving-skills-new-study-finds/)

[Just ten minutes of using AI as an answer machine can measurably erode problem-solving skills, new study finds](https://the-decoder.com/just-ten-minutes-of-using-ai-as-an-answer-machine-can-measurably-erode-problem-solving-skills-new-study-finds/)

1. [https://the-decoder.com/deepseek-reportedly-seeks-outside-funding-for-the-first-time-at-10-billion-valuation/](https://the-decoder.com/deepseek-reportedly-seeks-outside-funding-for-the-first-time-at-10-billion-valuation/)

[Deepseek reportedly seeks outside funding for the first time at $10 billion valuation](https://the-decoder.com/deepseek-reportedly-seeks-outside-funding-for-the-first-time-at-10-billion-valuation/)

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