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Gradient-Free Optimization

无梯度优化

Methods that adjust model parameters to improve performance through agent reasoning or search strategies, without relying on bac

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Simon Willison 博客T2·Models
78 pts
Qwen 3.8 27B Locally Replicates Weight-Space Programming Capabilities

Simon Willison verified that Qwen 3.8 27B running locally on a laptop can perform 'Weight-Space Programming,' interpreting and modifying raw neural network weights directly from text. This confirms the capability is not exclusive to frontier models like GPT-6 Astra, demonstrating that mid-sized open-source models can also reconstruct or optimize networks without gradient feedback.

Hacker News AIT2·Models
92 pts
Astra LLM Reads and Writes Weights to Boost Qwen Math Performance

Frontier LLM Astra demonstrates native capability to read and write neural network weights, optimizing small models without gradients. By editing just 0.016% of Qwen3.5-0.8B's weights, Astra boosted its MATH-500 score from 7.9% to 48.1% and tripled IFEval performance. This 'Weight-Space Programming' paradigm may reshape model optimization and interpretability research.