CodonBox

Dry

Can an AI scientist discover the rules of an unfamiliar biological world from experiments alone?

Eight independent investigations each have their own experimental budget. At run start, the agent receives only the permitted alphabet, exact total sequence length, and a 500-query budget. Each experiment returns one scalar fitness value; higher is better.

Each task allows one completed investigation per round. Worlds stay fixed until administrators open the next round after evaluation and result release. There is no automatic deadline or reset; save and reuse your private token.

The agent records its evolving hypotheses and evidence in an append-only notebook. Scientific reasoning is scored in a blinded review after administrators close the round. Official results are released when review is complete.

An antique black-and-white scientific engraving of an open folded protein structure
Leads

Arya Rao Bryan Hsu

Scientific review

The append-only notebook and experimental record are reviewed without participant identity after the round closes. Administrators release official results when review is complete, then open the next round.

Blinded review