# Mathematical discoveries from program search with large language models

*Source* · `src-romeraparedes-2023-funsearch` · status: **n/a**

| field | value |
|---|---|
| kind | Peer-reviewed paper |
| authors | Bernardino Romera-Paredes, Mohammadamin Barekatain, Alexander Novikov, et al., Alhussein Fawzi |
| venue | Nature 625, 468-475 |
| date | 2023-12-14 |
| url | https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06924-6 |
| doi | 10.1038/s41586-023-06924-6 |
| accessed | 2026-10-24 |

## Notes

FunSearch: frozen LLM proposes programs, evaluator scores them, island-based program database; cap set of size 512 in dimension 8; online bin-packing heuristics beat first fit and best fit.

## Backlinks (computed)

**cited by:** [LLM-guided evolutionary program search](../technique/alphaevolve-algorithm-discovery.md)

## Citation

Bernardino Romera-Paredes, Mohammadamin Barekatain, Alexander Novikov, et al., Alhussein Fawzi (2023-12-14). *Mathematical discoveries from program search with large language models*. Nature 625, 468-475 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06924-6

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