FunSearch preserved and evolved successful programs into new mathematical solutions
Review RAT-191 · Catalogue RAT-191
FunSearch Nature primary describes a designed evolutionary program-search/evaluator loop producing mathematical and bin-packing results. Intended optimization, no security boundary crossing.
Reviewed: · Rule: roguewatch-organizational-harm-v1
Dates and discovery
- Incident date
- Not disclosed
- Added to research / record
- Posted to RogueWatch
- No linked public incident
- First observed
- 2026-10-30T13:13:43.289532Z UTC
- Discovery channel
- User-supplied comparison audit
- Discovery source
- https://rogueaitracker.com/incidents/funsearch-preserved-and-evolved-successful-programs-into-new/
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Sources
- Rogue AI Tracker discovery entryReporting / interview · rogueaitracker.com
- www.nature.comOriginal account · www.nature.com
Decision history
- · Case-by-case comparison audit
RAT-191: out-of-scope. FunSearch Nature primary describes a designed evolutionary program-search/evaluator loop producing mathematical and bin-packing results. Intended optimization, no security boundary crossing. Source checks: read: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06924-6. FunSearch Nature primary describes a designed evolutionary program-search/evaluator loop producing mathematical and bin-packing results. Intended optimization, no security boundary crossing.
Evidence source
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