# sakana Projects at AI Tinkerers

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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.

- Official technology site: https://sakana.ai
- Public AI Tinkerers demos and talks: 1
- Result page: 1 of 1

## Recent Public Talks and Demos

### [Fugu Model in the Physical World: Multi-Agent AI with Reachy Mini and AxiDraw](https://tokyo.aitinkerers.org/talks/rsvp_eCTDtvi04Ks)

A live demo of Fugu coordinating AI workflows through two physical interfaces: Reachy Mini as an embodied conductor for multi-agent reasoning, and AxiDraw as a pen-plotter that turns Fugu’s planning, correction, and orchestration traces into visible paper artifacts.

- Event context: AI Tinkerers Tokyo - Shinagawa: June 18th Meetup — 2026-06-18 — Tokyo
- Public talk page: https://tokyo.aitinkerers.org/talks/rsvp_eCTDtvi04Ks

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