EO Silicon Valley’s $2.1B Bet on the Next Superintelligence | ReflectionAI, Misha Laskin | EO
Feb 8, 2026
Misha Laskin, CEO and co-founder of ReflectionAI, is a former DeepMind researcher focused on superintelligence and autonomous coding. He shares insights on AlphaGo's groundbreaking move 37 and its implications for human creativity. Misha discusses the importance of simplicity in AI models and why startups can outperform large labs in autonomy. He emphasizes the future of humans as architects of AI workforces, advising on clarity in research and the significance of surrounding oneself with the right talent. His passion for mission-driven work shines throughout.
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Autonomy Through Coding Is The Wedge
- Reflection aims to build super intelligence by solving autonomous coding first.
- They believe large language models plus reinforcement learning enable autonomous systems.
Founders From AlphaGo And Gemini
- Misha describes his co-founder Yanis' background at DeepMind and work on AlphaGo and Gemini.
- They both led post-training work on Gemini 1 and 1.5 before founding Reflection.
Foundational Science Mindset
- Misha traced impactful tech back to physics and wanted to work at foundational nodes of science.
- That curiosity drove him from physics into AI after seeing AlphaGo's implications.