About
Dan Kondratyuk worked as a researcher at Google and Luma AI for a combined seven years, where he contributed to video generation models and led work on world models. He is now co-founder of rekursiv.ai, which focuses on automating machine learning research workflows.
Dan Kondratyuk @hyperparticle
This is a core problem we found when conducting autonomous research: without a clear benchmark or baseline, it has a hard time making progress. However, we found these issues can be substantially improved with the right harness design. More to come π https://t.co/aYLN5f7iTr
Aug 1, 2026 Β· β₯ 5
Dan Kondratyuk @hyperparticle
Reading documentation written by Claude hurts my brain, while GPT doesn't. The cognitive load just seems way too high. Anyone else feel the same?
Jul 27, 2026 Β· β₯ 6
Dan Kondratyuk @hyperparticle
GPT's thinking traces are kind of adorable. https://t.co/WUQkOOHvNy

Jul 26, 2026 Β· β₯ 4
Founder at rekursiv.aiYC S26
Intro paths
Dan went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran rekursiv.ai's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
In turn, Dan can intro founders to rekursiv.ai's investors below.
