TechniqueRLHF / Alignment4 recent entries10 Apr 2026Today we visited Japan's hottest AI startup @SakanaAILabs🎏🇯🇵! We met their research scientists and discussed the implications and impact …Today we visited Japan's hottest AI startup @SakanaAILabs🎏🇯🇵! We met their research scientists and discussed the implications and impact of some their works like 'The AI scientist' and 'Continous Thou→19 Apr 2026Video of my opening keynote for the 2026 World Modeling Workshop at Mila, Quebec AI Institute: simple but powerful ways of using world model…Video of my opening keynote for the 2026 World Modeling Workshop at Mila, Quebec AI Institute: simple but powerful ways of using world models and their latent space (sorry for sound problem 0:20-0:43)
TechniqueAgents8 recent entries24 Jul 2026Announcing Fugu-Ultra v1.1 🐡 We’ve been thrilled by the reception to the Fugu model family. Thanks to everyone who tried it, shared feedbac…Announcing Fugu-Ultra v1.1 🐡 We’ve been thrilled by the reception to the Fugu model family. Thanks to everyone who tried it, shared feedback, and trusted Fugu with real work. Today, we’re releasing Fu→26 Jul 2026Announcing the Claude Code-compatible interface for our new Fugu-Ultra v1.1! 🐡 Put a dynamically coordinated team of frontier models to wor…Announcing the Claude Code-compatible interface for our new Fugu-Ultra v1.1! 🐡 Put a dynamically coordinated team of frontier models to work inside the coding workflow you already know. Instead of rel→3 Aug 2026Sakana Namazu: An LLM API with Japanese-vibes! 🎏 Built for Japanese enterprises, featuring frontier-level reasoning and built-in agentic to…Sakana Namazu: An LLM API with Japanese-vibes! 🎏 Built for Japanese enterprises, featuring frontier-level reasoning and built-in agentic tools. 開発者の皆様、大変お待たせしました！Sakana Chatのモデルが遂にAPIとして公開です。ぜひお試しください→3 Aug 20268月より、Sakana AI @SakanaAILabs にApplied Research Engineer Internship として入社しました 🐟🐠🐡！ 大学の夏季休業期間にフルタイム勤務予定です！ LLMの研究開発と社会実装を頑張ります💪🏻Horiyuki 'horiyuki42' joined Sakana AI Labs in August 2026 as an Applied Research Engineer Intern. He plans to work full‑time during the university summer recess while concentrating on large‑language‑→5 Aug 2026To give some more context on what we are building with Daiwa Securities: During our technical verification phase, we integrated our AI agent…To give some more context on what we are building with Daiwa Securities: During our technical verification phase, we integrated our AI agent technologies, specifically our AI Scientist and AB-MCTS fra→5 Aug 2026After rigorous testing, our joint AI project with Daiwa Securities is entering the full-scale production phase. We're bringing our agentic A…After rigorous testing, our joint AI project with Daiwa Securities is entering the full-scale production phase. We're bringing our agentic AI systems to @Daiwa_JP’s wealth management teams to accelera→10 Aug 2026The next frontier of Recursive Self-Improvement is Physical AI. Japan sparked the robotics revolution. We are expanding our RSI Lab to build…The next frontier of Recursive Self-Improvement is Physical AI. Japan sparked the robotics revolution. We are expanding our RSI Lab to build world models that allow agentic reasoning systems to recurs→11 Aug 2026I’ve been thinking about how agents can learn inside world models for years. We decided to scale up our RSI Lab to bridge recursive self-imp…I’ve been thinking about how agents can learn inside world models for years. We decided to scale up our RSI Lab to bridge recursive self-improvement with physical AI and robotics. We are looking for f
TechniqueFine-tuning2 recent entries10 Apr 2026Today we visited Japan's hottest AI startup @SakanaAILabs🎏🇯🇵! We met their research scientists and discussed the implications and impact …Today we visited Japan's hottest AI startup @SakanaAILabs🎏🇯🇵! We met their research scientists and discussed the implications and impact of some their works like 'The AI scientist' and 'Continous Thou→25 Apr 2026What if instead of building one giant AI, we evolved a coordinator to orchestrate a diverse team of specialized AIs? 🐟 Excited to share our…What if instead of building one giant AI, we evolved a coordinator to orchestrate a diverse team of specialized AIs? 🐟 Excited to share our new paper: “TRINITY: An Evolved LLM Coordinator”, published
TechniqueMultimodal5 recent entries19 Apr 2026Video of my opening keynote for the 2026 World Modeling Workshop at Mila, Quebec AI Institute: simple but powerful ways of using world model…Video of my opening keynote for the 2026 World Modeling Workshop at Mila, Quebec AI Institute: simple but powerful ways of using world models and their latent space (sorry for sound problem 0:20-0:43)→25 Apr 2026What if instead of building one giant AI, we evolved a coordinator to orchestrate a diverse team of specialized AIs? 🐟 Excited to share our…What if instead of building one giant AI, we evolved a coordinator to orchestrate a diverse team of specialized AIs? 🐟 Excited to share our new paper: “TRINITY: An Evolved LLM Coordinator”, published →3 Jul 2026We are pleased to present our latest research at #ICML2026, “Bridging Spherical Black-Box Optimizers” https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.25761 When …We are pleased to present our latest research at #ICML2026, “Bridging Spherical Black-Box Optimizers” https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.25761 When optimizing through simulators, external APIs, or in reinforc→10 Jul 2026One of my first journeys in neural networks started over a decade ago with implementing CPPN-NEAT! Back then, I built a clone of ‘Picbreeder…One of my first journeys in neural networks started over a decade ago with implementing CPPN-NEAT! Back then, I built a clone of ‘Picbreeder’ not only to study the mechanics of neural nets, but to exp→11 Jul 2026VLMは人間のような創造性を持てるか？ ケネス・スタンレー教授らの『目標という幻想（Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned）』は、明確な目標を設定することが、かえって真に偉大な発見を遠ざけてしまうという逆説を論じた書籍です。その議論の中核にあったのが「Pi…VLMは人間のような創造性を持てるか？ ケネス・スタンレー教授らの『目標という幻想（Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned）』は、明確な目標を設定することが、かえって真に偉大な発見を遠ざけてしまうという逆説を論じた書籍です。その議論の中核にあったのが「PicBreeder」の実験でした。 PicBreeder では、ユーザーが「面白い」と感じた画像を選び、それを少しずつ進化
TechniqueSafety4 recent entries10 Apr 2026Today we visited Japan's hottest AI startup @SakanaAILabs🎏🇯🇵! We met their research scientists and discussed the implications and impact …Today we visited Japan's hottest AI startup @SakanaAILabs🎏🇯🇵! We met their research scientists and discussed the implications and impact of some their works like 'The AI scientist' and 'Continous Thou→8 May 2026The human brain🧠 is incredibly efficient because it only activates the specific neurons needed for a thought. Modern LLMs naturally try to …The human brain🧠 is incredibly efficient because it only activates the specific neurons needed for a thought. Modern LLMs naturally try to do this too (> 95% of neurons in feedforward layers stay sile→11 Jul 2026Absolutely fascinating work by @SakanaAILabs reproducing @kenneth0stanley Picbreeder in a non-interactive, VLM-agentic way. I've had years t…Absolutely fascinating work by @SakanaAILabs reproducing @kenneth0stanley Picbreeder in a non-interactive, VLM-agentic way. I've had years to reflect on Kenneth Stanley's ideas as originally communica→27 Jul 2026創業以来、オープンソースコミュニティから多くを学び、また研究成果の公開を通じてそこに貢献してきました。オープンなエコシステムが健全なAI産業と技術主権を支える重要な基盤の一つであると考えており、その発展を支持します。 このたび、Sakana AIは、オープンウェイトAIモデルに関…創業以来、オープンソースコミュニティから多くを学び、また研究成果の公開を通じてそこに貢献してきました。オープンなエコシステムが健全なAI産業と技術主権を支える重要な基盤の一つであると考えており、その発展を支持します。 このたび、Sakana AIは、オープンウェイトAIモデルに関する公開書簡 「Open Weights and American AI Leadership」に署名しました。 書簡は