If I understood, isn't this software only as useful as the llm powering it is? It sounds like something very useful, but either I'm missing something or it put into a loop and a validator a "please optimize this code". Useful, but maybe not as revolutionary as the underlying llm tech itself

Edit the white paper says this: AlphaEvolve employs an ensemble of large language models. Specifically, we utilize a combination of Gemini 2.0 Flash and Gemini 2.0 Pro. This ensemble approach allows us to balance computational throughput with the quality of generated solutions. Gemini 2.0 Flash, with its lower latency, enables a higher rate of candidate generation, increasing the number of ideas explored per unit of time. Concurrently, Gemini 2.0 Pro, possessing greater capabilities, provides occasional, higher-quality suggestions that can significantly advance the evolutionary search and potentially lead to breakthroughs. This strategic mix optimizes the overall discovery process by maximizing the volume of evaluated ideas while retaining the potential for substantial improvements driven by the more powerful model.

So, I remain of my opinion before. Furthermore, in the paper they don't present it as something extraordinary as some people here say it is, but as an evolution of another existing software, funsearch