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Sakana AI Released ShinkaEvolve: An Open-Source Framework that Evolves Programs for Scientific Discovery with Unprecedented Sample-Efficiency
Sakana AI has released ShinkaEvolve, an open-sourced framework that uses large language models (LLMs) as mutation operators in an evolutionary loop to evolve programs for scientific and engineering problems—while drastically cutting the number of evaluations needed to reach strong solutions. On the canonical circle-packing benchmark (n=26 in a unit square), ShinkaEvolve reports a new SOTA…
AlphaEarth Foundations helps map our planet in unprecedented detail
Science Published 30 July 2025 Authors The AlphaEarth Foundations team New AI model integrates petabytes of Earth observation data to generate a unified data representation that revolutionizes global mapping and monitoring Every day, satellites capture information-rich images and measurements, providing scientists and experts with a nearly real-time view of our planet. While this data has…