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sakana

Tokyo-based Sakana AI builds next-generation foundation models inspired by nature, evolution, and collective intelligence.

Founded in Tokyo by former Google researchers David Ha and Llion Jones (co-author of the landmark Transformer paper), Sakana AI takes a unique approach to artificial intelligence by mimicking natural systems. Instead of building monolithic systems, the team focuses on evolutionary optimization and collective intelligence (similar to a school of fish, or "sakana" in Japanese). Their notable breakthroughs include "The AI Scientist" (an automated system that conducts independent machine learning research) and pioneering methods to automatically merge the knowledge of multiple large language models without massive computational overhead.