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DeepMind’s AlphaDev finds faster sorting routines now in the C++ library

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Source: Google DeepMindAlso reported by Nature

Google DeepMind reported in Nature that AlphaDev, a reinforcement-learning system, discovered faster algorithms for sorting short sequences, which were added to LLVM’s standard C++ sort library. DeepMind said it was the first change to that part of the library in over a decade.

Why it matters

Developers using LLVM’s standard C++ library now run sorting code that an AI system designed.

When
7 Jun 2023
ID
WTA-N-2023-0178
Who
Google DeepMind

Summary by wheresthe.ai, from Google DeepMind and the reporting credited above. Checked against the source on 9 Oct 2026.

Read the original at Google DeepMind

Source copy: download the page as saved on 18 Oct 2026 (PDF). Also held by the Internet Archive.

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WTA-N-2023-0178: “DeepMind’s AlphaDev finds faster sorting routines now in the C++ library.” wheresthe.ai, 7 Jun 2023. https://wheresthe.ai/d/gb-deepmind-alphadev-sorting-2023-06/ (source: Google DeepMind).

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