Optimization researcher: I couldn't have derived these new constructions without LLMs

ErnestRyu · x · 2026-08-19

Optimization researcher Ernest Ryu describes the new algorithms found by the LLM-driven AutoOPT — the Lemniscate Accelerated Gradient Method and Analytic ITEM-f. He admits the constructions are "frightening": without LLMs and the domain-specific harness, he would not have figured them out on his own.

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