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.
Related event: Self-evolving research framework Épi claims 120 record results in days(4 posts)→
More from AGI Musings
- Nina Schick: public distrusts regulators as much as AI labs — nobody can 'pace' AI — NinaDSchick · 2026-09-14
- Jensen Huang: next 2 decades of progress may exceed all of history combined — rohanpaul_ai · 2026-09-14
- Researcher: I'm less worried about AI x-risk than in 2022 — time to retire p(doom) — soumitrashukla9 · 2026-09-14
- Security veteran to AI labs: capability isn't risk, cyber evals lack real-world threat modeling — HackingLZ · 2026-09-14
- GPT-4o psychosis snippets eerily resemble SCP wiki stories, likely in training data — code_star · 2026-09-14
- Vals AI: frontier labs shouldn't grade their own frontier; models may match researchers by Aug 2027 — JenniferHli · 2026-09-14