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kragen • yesterday at 1:28 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

No, it describes a linear optimization algorithm from the 01940s editing a Qwen model with billions of parameters.


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laichzeit0 • yesterday at 5:10 PM

I think the point being missed is that this same tool that can do the 1940s optimization algorithm can also translate Ancient Greek to English, develop a web app and draw a picture of a pelican riding a bicycle. That’s really crazy.

FrustratedMonky • yesterday at 1:38 PM

"In another experiment, they asked Astra to make Qwen3.5-0.8B better at math by editing its weights"

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