Adaption aims big with AutoScientist, an AI tool that helps models train themselves

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For years, AI researchers have anticipated the moment when AI systems will be able to improve themselves better than humans could. With investors pouring money into a new generation of research-driven AI labs, there are more resources than ever available to pursue the goal. Now, one of those neolabs has taken a major step towards making it real.

On Wednesday, Adaption introduced a new product called AutoScientist that helps models learn specific capabilities quickly by using an automated approach to conventional fine-tuning. The techniques are applicable to a wide range of fields, but the Adaptation team is particularly focused on the potential for speeding up and easing the process of training and fine-tuning a frontier-level AI model.

According to co-founder and CEO Sara Hooker, who previously worked as VP of AI research at Cohere, AutoScientist represents a new way to approach the AI training process. “What’s super exciting about it...

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