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May 13, 2026 • Russell Brandom

Adaption's AutoScientist: AI Models That Train Themselves

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Adaption aims big with AutoScientist, an AI tool that helps models train themselves

Overview

Adaption, an AI research lab, has introduced AutoScientist, a new product designed to help AI models learn specific capabilities quickly through an automated approach to conventional fine-tuning. The tool represents a significant step toward AI systems that can improve themselves better than humans could.

What is AutoScientist?

AutoScientist helps models adapt to specific capabilities through automated fine-tuning processes. According to Sara Hooker, Adaption's co-founder and CEO (formerly VP of AI research at Cohere):

  • Co-optimizes both data and the model - learns the best way to acquire any capability
  • Suggests successful frontier AI training can happen outside major labs
  • Designed to turn continuously improving datasets into continuously improving AI models
  • The entire stack is "completely adaptable" and optimizes on-the-fly to whatever task is needed

Key Features

  • Builds on Adaption's existing Adaptive Data offering for high-quality dataset creation
  • Free to use for the first 30 days after release
  • Claims to have more than doubled win rates across different models
  • Applicable to a wide range of fields, with focus on speeding up training and fine-tuning frontier-level AI models

The Technical Approach

AutoScientist represents a new methodology for AI training:

  • Moves beyond conventional benchmarks like SWE-Bench or ARC-AGI
  • Adapts models to specific tasks rather than general capabilities
  • Co-optimizes the entire training stack in real-time

Vision and Impact

Hooker believes AutoScientist will "unlock a lot of innovation at the frontier of different fields," comparing its potential impact to how code generation unlocked various tasks.

Availability

Free 30-day trial available at launch, demonstrating Adaption's confidence that users will see the difference once they try the tool.