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LLMs design evolutionary algorithms with machine-checked runtime bounds in Lean

Researchers have developed a novel pipeline that uses Large Language Models (LLMs) to design evolutionary algorithms and mathematically prove their efficiency. This system, which leverages the Lean theorem prover to filter and verify proposed algorithms, has successfully generated algorithms with guaranteed runtime bounds for various optimization problems. Notably, it designed an algorithm for the CycleUncover problem with an expected runtime of O(n^2), significantly outperforming the classical (1+1) EA's exponential runtime. This approach demonstrates the potential for LLMs to automate algorithm discovery and verification, replacing traditional empirical evaluation. AI

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LLMs design evolutionary algorithms with machine-checked runtime bounds in Lean

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Per Kristian Lehre ·

    Agentic Algorithm Design: LLMs that Propose, Formalise, and Prove Runtime Bounds for Evolutionary Algorithms in Lean

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  2. arXiv cs.NE (Neural & Evolutionary) TIER_1 English(EN) · Per Kristian Lehre ·

    Agentic Algorithm Design: LLMs that Propose, Formalise, and Prove Runtime Bounds for Evolutionary Algorithms in Lean

    LLMs now prove hard theorems in Lean. Can they also design algorithms and prove their correctness and efficiency? LLM-guided design of optimisation heuristics (such as AlphaEvolve) is purely empirical. Automated theorem provers with LLMs prove given statements. So far, there has …