alt Hacker News> First off Alpha Evolve isn't an LLM.
It's a system based on LLMs.
> AlphaEvolve, an evolutionary coding agent powered by large language models for general-purpose algorithm discovery and optimization. AlphaEvolve pairs the creative problem-solving capabilities of our Gemini models with automated evaluators that verify answers, and uses an evolutionary framework to improve upon the most promising ideas.
> AlphaEvolve leverages an ensemble of state-of-the-art large language models: our fastest and most efficient model, Gemini Flash, maximizes the breadth of ideas explored, while our most powerful model, Gemini Pro, provides critical depth with insightful suggestions. Together, these models propose computer programs that implement algorithmic solutions as code.
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> It's a system based on LLMs.
What you said is:
> First, remember when we had LLMs run optimisation passes last year? Alphaevolve doing square packing
First, remember the fish intelligence competition last year? Rossie jumped through a hula hoop.
It’s more like a concept car vs a production line model. The capabilities it has were fine tuned for a specific scenario and are not yet available to the general public.