AlphaEvolve: AI designing Algorithms!

Brace yourselves, coders! 🤓

Google just UNLEASHED AlphaEvolve (May 14, 2025)!

An AI agent powered by Gemini that straight-up DISCOVERS and OPTIMIZES complex algorithms! 🤯

How This AI Works

  1. Gemini Flash (the speedy one ⚡) brainstorms TONS of code ideas for a problem.
  2. Gemini Pro (the big brain 🧐) dives deep into the most promising ones, making smart suggestions.
  3. Automated Evaluators check if the code actually WORKS and how GOOD it is. ✅ / ❌
  4. AlphaEvolve then EVOLVES – takes the best ideas, learns, and makes them even STRONGER for the next round! 🧬
Source: Deepmind Blog

Google tested it on itself!🏆

This ain’t just theory, AlphaEvolve is already kicking butt:

  • Google Data Centers on STEROIDS! 💨Made Google’s Borg scheduler way smarter.Saving 0.7% of WORLDWIDE compute! 🤯
  • TPU Chip Design BOOST! Spat out code to make a key circuit in new TPUs smaller & faster! 😮
  • Gemini Got FASTER Training Gemini! 🤯 Sped up a core part of Gemini’s own training by 23%! That’s a 1% cut in overall Gemini training time! HUGE!
  • GPU Kernels LEVELED UP! 🎮Even tweaked super-optimized low-level GPU code! Made the FlashAttention kernel up to 32.5% faster! ⚡
Source: Deepmind Blog

Cracking ANCIENT Math Problems Like a BOSS! 🧠💥

AlphaEvolve isn’t just for Google’s internal toys:

  • Beat a 50+ YEAR OLD Math Record! 🤯
  • Tackled 50+ Open Math Problems! 📐Rediscovered the best-known solutions in ~75% of cases.
  • Nudged the 300-Year-Old “Kissing Number Problem”! 💋🔮

What’s Next for This AI Algorithm Overlord? 🚀

  • It’s gonna get even SMARTER as Gemini itself gets better at coding.
  • They’re building a FRIENDLY UI for it! 😊
  • Early Access Program is planned! 🧑‍🎓
  • Broader access? “Exploring possibilities™️” – classic Google! 😉

The TL;DR? 🤯👇

AlphaEvolve is NOT just another code generator. It’s an AI that DESIGNS and EVOLVES fundamental algorithms. It’s already making a real impact at Google and in pure math. This is some next-level, sci-fi-becoming-reality stuff! Seriously, what a time to be alive! 🔥

Tom Furlanis
Researcher. Narrative designer. Wannabe Developer.
Twenty years ago, Tom was coding his 1st web applications in PHP. But then he left it all to pursue studies in humanities. Now, two decades later, empowered by his coding assistants, a degree in AI ethics and a plethora of unrealized dreams, Tom is determined to develop his apps. Developer heaven or bust? Stay tuned to discover!