'Like gene editing for neural networks': MIT researchers used GPT-6 Astra to edit Qwen's open weights directly, boosting math performance

In the strongest example of "weight space programming", as the technique is called, Astra’s intervention raised Qwen3.5-0.8B’s MATH-500 score from 7.9% to 48.1% while touching approximately 0.016% of ...
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AI is letting anyone reverse engineer anything. We talked to the developer at the center of it

An AI tool called REA can take apart software that isn’t meant to be opened in printers, smart TVs, cars, and more. Its ...