FunSearch: a 512-element cap set in dimension 8
Status
Peer reviewed
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What this status means
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Published in a journal or reviewed by named experts.
The gist
Google DeepMind announced on 14 December 2023 that FunSearch found a cap set of 512 elements in dimension 8, up from the previous record of 496. Status: peer reviewed, not confirmed.
Cite this entry
A single status snapshot since Oct 11, 2026: a citation always points to a dated snapshot.
Cite snapshot 1, Oct 11, 2026
APA citation with the dated link
BibTeX @misc, key discoveria-funsearch-capset-2023-12-14-r1
@misc{discoveria-funsearch-capset-2023-12-14-r1,
author = {{DiscoverIA}},
title = {FunSearch: a 512-element cap set in dimension 8},
howpublished = {DiscoverIA registry, entry funsearch-capset-2023-12-14},
note = {Status « Peer reviewed », snapshot 1, recorded on October 11, 2026. new result},
year = {2026},
url = {https://discoveria.ai/en/fiche/funsearch-capset-2023-12-14/#releve-1},
urldate = {2026-10-11}
}Dated link opens this snapshot in the history
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What has not been reviewed?
The status and its sources come from the registry; only the explanatory text has not been reviewed. A reported error is corrected, then the text is reviewed.
The status and its sources come from the registry; only the explanatory text has not been reviewed. A reported error is corrected, then the text is reviewed.
Key facts
- Claimed by
- Google DeepMind
announced on Dec 14, 2023 - Nature
- new result
- Field
- Mathematics (combinatorics)
- Checked by
- Nature peer review (seen in a search-engine snippet)
- Sources (domains)
- 1 : 1 links only
- This entry
- AI draft, not reviewed
To understand
Analogy
Like filling a giant grid without ever breaking the rule, the hard part is finding an arrangement better than all earlier ones.
What it changes
If the result holds, an AI would have produced a combinatorics construction larger than the previous known record. The code is published, so others can examine it.
What remains unclear
The Nature peer review is only known from a search summary, without opening the page. No independent verifier or reproduction is listed in the record.
1 source.
For experts
Sources(domains)
- primairedeepmind.googlelink only, reading not recorded
Method
Status “peer reviewed” recorded on 11 October 2026 from deepmind.google (seen only in a search engine snippet).
Limits
This status is not confirmed: it rests on a search engine snippet.
Like filling a giant grid without ever breaking the rule, the hard part is finding an arrangement better than all earlier ones.
Status history
Only one observation so far.
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First observation:Peer reviewedCurrent statusnot confirmed
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