The Era of AI Programming AI: 'Weight-Space Programming' Demonstrated by GPT-6 Astra

On November 2, 2026, four researchers including Rikiya Takehi from MIT CSAIL (Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence ...

'Like gene editing for neural networks': MIT researchers used GPT-6 Astra to edit Qwen's open weights directly, boosting math performance

In the strongest example of "weight space programming", as the technique is called, Astra’s intervention raised Qwen3.5-0.8B’s MATH-500 score from 7.9% to 48.1% while touching approximately 0.016% of ...
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Weight-Space Programming: How GPT-6 Astra Raised Qwen’s MATH-500 Score Sixfold

GPT-6 Astra edited Qwen’s weights and raised MATH-500 from 7.9% to 48.1% in author-run tests. How weight-space programming works—and its limits.