#Sakana AI

Sakana AI, Daiwa Securities Enter Wealth Management AI Phase

Sakana AI and Daiwa Securities are advancing to full-scale development of an AI to enhance wealth management consulting, following successful tech verification.

Sakana AI Launches Japanese LLM API

Sakana AI launches Sakana Namazu, a Japanese-specialized LLM API built on Kimi K2.6, offering enhanced business context understanding and agentic tools.

Sakana AI's Product Blitz

Sakana AI shifts from R&D to product delivery with four new releases, aiming to enhance human decision-making.

AI Builds Playable Minecraft Worlds

Sakana AI and NYU's Dream-Cubed system uses AI to generate playable, controllable Minecraft worlds by training on billions of cube tokens.

Sakana Fugu-Ultra v1.1 boosts AI performance

Sakana AI's Fugu-Ultra v1.1 orchestration engine sees performance gains and adds a Claude Code-compatible interface.

Sakana AI Launches Fugu-Cyber

Sakana AI launches Fugu-Cyber, an advanced AI orchestration model for cybersecurity, emphasizing the need for human expertise alongside AI capabilities for effective defense.

Sakana AI Taps NVIDIA for Open Model Push

Sakana AI partners with NVIDIA to integrate its open models into Sakana's Fugu orchestration system, advancing collective intelligence and open AI innovation.

Smart Bricks Achieve Collective Intelligence

Sakana AI's 'Smart Cellular Bricks' use local communication and identical neural networks to enable physical modules to collectively identify shapes and detect damage.

Sakana AI Launches Deep Translation Tool

Sakana AI launches Sakana Translate, a free web app for Japanese, English, and Chinese translation with unique proofreading and Q&A features.

UN Taps AI Leaders for New Global Commission

Sakana AI's Ren Ito joins a new UN commission with tech and industry leaders to guide AI's global impact and trustworthiness.

Sakana AI's Fugu Orchestrates Frontier Models

Sakana AI launches Fugu, a unified foundation model that orchestrates multiple AI agents, offering frontier performance while mitigating geopolitical risks.

Sakana AI launches autonomous research tool

Sakana AI launches Sakana Marlin, an autonomous research assistant that completes complex strategy work in hours, leveraging proprietary AI technologies.

Sakana AI: Finance Agents Take Shape

Sakana AI is deploying AI agents to revolutionize financial operations, with engineers focusing on practical integration and enterprise-grade reliability.

Sakana AI partners with DEEP DIVE for intel

Sakana AI partners with DEEP DIVE to boost AI-driven intelligence analysis, targeting defense and security applications.

Sakana AI's Defense Push

Sakana AI is building AI for defense, with engineers developing critical command and control systems for national security.

Faster LLMs by Reshaping Sparsity

Sakana AI and NVIDIA unveil a new method that reshapes sparsity in LLMs to boost GPU efficiency, achieving over 20% speedups.

Sakana AI, SMBC Automate Deal Proposals

Sakana AI and SMBC Group have launched an AI application that uses multiple agents to automate proposal generation for wholesale banking clients.

Sakana Fugu Beta Opens

Sakana AI is opening applications for the beta test of Sakana Fugu, its advanced multi-agent orchestration system for foundation models.

Sakana AI Tackles SNS Disinformation

Sakana AI unveils new tech to visualize SNS and combat sophisticated disinformation, funded by the Japanese government.

AI in Warfare: US vs. China Military Tech Race

Bloomberg Tech Asia explores the AI arms race between the US and China, detailing their distinct strategies in integrating AI into modern warfare and the ethical challenges involved.

AI Scientist Paper Published in Nature

An AI system has achieved a major milestone, publishing a fully AI-generated research paper in Nature after passing human peer review.

AI Scientist Now Published in Nature

The AI Scientist, an autonomous AI research agent, is now detailed in a Nature publication, showcasing its ability to generate papers that pass human peer review.

Namazu AI Adapts Global Models for Japan

Sakana AI launches Namazu AI, adapting global LLMs for Japan with improved neutrality and integrated web search via Sakana Chat.

Sakana AI Maps Social Media 'Cognitive Warfare'

Sakana AI's new system analyzes social media for state-sponsored 'cognitive warfare,' processing millions of posts to uncover narratives and generate hypotheses.

Sakana AI, MUFG Test Loan Expert AI

Sakana AI and MUFG are piloting an AI agent to transform the bank's lending process, emphasizing human-AI collaboration for enhanced decision-making.

Sakana AI Tapped for Defense Research

Sakana AI will develop advanced AI systems for Japan's defense agency to rapidly analyze multi-domain data and enhance command and control.

MUFG, Sakana AI Move Lending AI to Real-World Tests

MUFG and Sakana AI are progressing their AI lending expert system to real-world testing, aiming to enhance efficiency and support for loan officers.

Citi Invests in Japan's Sakana AI

Citi has made a strategic investment in Japanese AI firm Sakana AI, its first in Japan, to accelerate global financial services innovation.

AI Wins Optimization Contest, Costs $1,300 to Beat Humans

Escaping the Transformer Trap: Sakana AI's Quest for True Intelligence

AI's Maturing Reality: Beyond the Hype Cycle

Sakana AI Series B: A $135M bet against giant AI models

AI Models that Compete, Mate, and Evolve Like Living Organisms