AlphaEvolve: A Gemini-powered coding agent for designing advanced algorithms

Re:AlphaEvolve: A Gemini-powered coding agent for designing ... by AndrewKemendo on Wednesday May 14, 2025 @02:17PM (#43987600)

That right and In fact it’s the core purpose of the tool.

This is complex automation which by definition compresses the solution into a computable process that works more efficiently than the non-automated process

That, in fact, is the revolutionary part - you’re changing how energy is used to solve the problem.

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Re:AlphaEvolve: A Gemini-powered coding agent for designing ... by codr7 on Wednesday May 14, 2025 @06:45PM (#43989966)

Faster, yes; more efficiently...I guess that's why they're funding nuclear plants then?

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Re:AlphaEvolve: A Gemini-powered coding agent for designing ... by AndrewKemendo on Wednesday May 14, 2025 @08:55PM (#43990766)

Yes. Electrical power generation, transmission and transformation into work is more efficient, per labor unit, than using a human.

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Re:AlphaEvolve: A Gemini-powered coding agent for designing ... by UltraSane on Wednesday May 14, 2025 @10:21PM (#43991233)

GPUs are VASTLY more energy efficient than humans!

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Re:AlphaEvolve: A Gemini-powered coding agent for designing ... by pms on Tuesday May 20, 2025 @06:02PM (#44046379)

I don't know what you mean exactly, but it seems false. The human brain uses about 20 watts of power. A GPU uses more.

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Re:AlphaEvolve: A Gemini-powered coding agent for designing ... by UltraSane on Saturday May 24, 2025 @06:10PM (#44084104)

I mean when taking into account all energy it takes to raise and educate a human and keep them alive.

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Re:AlphaEvolve: A Gemini-powered coding agent for designing ... by codr7 on Monday May 26, 2025 @08:57AM (#44097040)

Then we have to factor in all the crap we pull to build GPUs as well.

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