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[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

AlphaEvolve verifies, runs and scores the proposed programs using automated evaluation metrics. These metrics provide an objective, quantifiable assessment of each solution’s accuracy and quality.

Yeah, that’s the way genetic algorithms have worked for decades. Have they figured out a way to turn those evaluation metrics directly into code improvements, or do they just keep doing a bunch of rounds of trial and error?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 hours ago

We gotta use up as much fresh water for cooling as we can. 🤷‍♂️

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

It’s just the name of Google’s AI division.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 hours ago

It used to be a separate company. They're the ones who did AlphaZero and AlphaFold too, kind of a big deal at the time.