Read the full paper here (arXiv 2507.18074)

Welcome to the Age of AI That Designs AI (While We Watch, Slightly Nervous)

Remember that time AlphaGo made Move 37 and all the Go grandmasters collectively spat out their tea? Well, buckle up, because the latest paper from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and friends claims we’ve just had an “AlphaGo moment” in AI research itself. Yes, you read that right: the machines are now inventing their own architectures, and apparently, they’re pretty good at it.