AlphaEvolve: Gemini-powered coding agent scaling impact across fields — Google DeepMind

kept by eddie may 08

AlphaEvolve, a Gemini-powered coding agent, has optimized algorithms across genomics, quantum physics, and infrastructure, achieving significant improvements.

The AI Revolution in Math Has Arrived
Since mid-2025, AI models have begun proving new mathematical results at an accelerating pace, with mathematicians reporting discoveries that would have taken weeks now achieved in days.
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optimize_anything: A Universal API for Optimizing any Text Parameter - GEPA
GEPA's optimize_anything API optimizes any text-representable artifact (code, prompts, agent architectures) and achieves state-of-the-art results across eight domains, matching or beating domain-specific tools.
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Code is the Byproduct
LLMs serve best as tools for deepening understanding through precise, iterative questioning, making code merely a byproduct of the insight they help construct.
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LLMs reward expertise
The article argues that domain expertise, not just prompting skill, determines how much value users can extract from LLMs, as experts steer models more effectively.
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Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s plan to make Gemini the only AI that matters
Google CEO Sundar Pichai details the company's turnaround from being blindsided by ChatGPT to achieving AI leadership with Gemini 3, powered by massive infrastructure spending and internal reorganization.
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