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Harmonic expands Aristotle AI into software and chip verification

The startup co-founded by Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev says its model can now check C software and chip designs written in Verilog.

Illustration of software code alongside a semiconductor chip design
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Harmonic said on October 27 that it is extending its Aristotle AI model beyond mathematical proofs to verification of software and chip designs. The startup was co-founded by Vlad Tenev, CEO of Robinhood.

The company said Aristotle can now check programs written in C and verify chip designs using Verilog. Harmonic describes its broader goal as developing “mathematical superintelligence,” a reasoning-focused system intended to reduce hallucinations and factual errors.

DIII-D, a US fusion laboratory, said Aristotle reconstructed a portion of its reactor-control software in four hours using a single research paper and a prompt of 254 words.

Harmonic's backers include Nvidia's venture capital arm, Sequoia and Ribbit Capital. A November funding round brought in $120 million and valued the startup at $1.45 billion.

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