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Scaling Karpathy's Autoresearch: What Happens When the Agent Gets a GPU Cluster
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Claude Code was given access to 16 GPUs on a Kubernetes cluster and submitted approximately 910 experiments over 8 hours. It determined that scaling model width was more significant than any single hyperparameter and achieved a 2.87% improvement in validation performance, reducing val_bpb from 1.003 to 0.974.
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- Praise: The agent's ability to autonomously identify and prioritize better-performing GPUs demonstrates significant advancements in AI-driven optimization strategies, which could enhance research efficiency.
- Praise: SkyPilot's multi-cloud capabilities are praised for easing the challenges of accessing GPUs, highlighting the importance of infrastructure in AI development.
- Concern: The reliance on a brute-force search approach raises concerns about the depth of the agent's understanding and the potential limitations of its strategies.
- Concern: The 'early velocity only' training method could lead to suboptimal choices, as quick results may not reflect long-term performance, risking the overall effectiveness of the research.