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Why the Future of AI Isn't Just Bigger Models. It's Models That Evolve | Risto Miikkulainen of Cognizant, Sonic AI
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Jun 2, 2026
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Why the Future of AI Isn't Just Bigger Models. It's Models That Evolve | Risto Miikkulainen of Cognizant
Risto Miikkulainen
(VP of AI Research, Cognizant & Professor of Computer Science, University of Texas at Austin, guest)
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Evolutionary AI, particularly neuroevolution, offers a powerful alternative to traditional gradient-based methods by using population-based search and recombination to foster creativity and discover novel solutions to complex problems.
The next major trend in AI is predicted to be agentic AI and multi-agent systems, which can be developed using neuroevolution to create sophisticated decision-making tools for business, policy, and scientific discovery.
Neuroevolution is being explored as a path to overcome fundamental limitations of current AI architectures, such as achieving true continual learning and metacognition, by evolving novel network structures inspired by neuroscience.
Cognizant is strategically leveraging its AI lab's expertise in neuroevolution to transition from a consulting firm to an AI-centric company, building bespoke decision-making systems for enterprise clients in areas like marketing and logistics.
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