Épi autonomous research framework claims 120 record-setting math results in days
my_cat_can_code · x · 2026-09-14
Bake AI's Épi, an autonomous research harness, reportedly set 120 records in days across math, quantum information, operations research and engineering optimization: 20 numerical bound records and 100 construction records, with all artifacts open-sourced on GitHub (106 improved constructions, 15 mathematical results, plus certificates).
Highlights:
- Polyomino growth bound improved from ≤4.5238 to ≤4.29569 with an exact recurrence certificate
- n-queens constant interval narrowed 84× (3.30×10⁻⁷ → 3.9367×10⁻⁹)
- Water-network design global lower bound raised from 655.544 to ≥662.807, with a proof bundle
- Proved Cohn–Elkies bounds are non-sharp in dimensions 10 and 11, with exact dual certificates
- Extended Tuza's inequality: τ△(G) ≤ 2ν△(G) for a larger class of split graphs
Another data point in autonomous AI research — all results come with verifiable certificates.
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