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existAI macromodel“At a time when the problem of ”disillusionment“ (fabricated misinformation) is rampant, a U.S.-based startup called Harmonic has made a name for itself with "Mathematical Superintelligence”(MSI) technology has surged to become one of the most talked about unicorns in AI. The company, co-founded by Robinhood founder Vlad Tenev and self-driving expert Tudor Achim, is using math as a weapon to redefine the boundaries of AI reliability.

Company Background: From financial cross-border AI, to create a “hardcore reasoning engine”.”

Founded in 2023 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, Harmonic's core team combines an academic background in mathematics with engineering capabilities:

• Vlad Tenev: B.S. in Math from Stanford, M.S. in Math from UCLA, Co-founder and CEO of Robinhood, understands the demanding need for AI accuracy in financial scenarios.
• Tudor Achim: BS in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon, PhD candidate at Stanford, founded and served as CTO of Helm.ai, a self-driving company, and specializes in landing AI technologies in complex scenarios.

The company has completed three rounds of financing within two years of its founding, totaling$295 millionThe valuation jumped to$1.45 billionThe investors include Sequoia Capital, KPCB, Ribbit Capital and other top organizations. Its technology route is regarded as “the key breakthrough in the second half of AI” by the capital.

Products and Services: Aristotle Model, the “Math Judge” of AI”

Harmonic's core products areFlagship AI mathematical reasoning model AristotleIts design concepts are aimed at the pain points of traditional large models - theThe problem of hallucinations.. With the following innovations, Aristotle became the first AI model to output verifiable mathematical proofs:

1. formal verification::
   Translating natural language math problems into formal representations in the Lean4 programming language (a calculus-based functional programming language) ensures that each step of the derivation conforms to the rules of logic and avoids unsupported guesses. For example, in the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), Aristotle gives formally verifiable answers to five out of six problems, and the proofs are publicly available on GitHub.
2. Full chain capability::
   From problem understanding, formula generation to answer interpretation, one model covers the complete process without relying on external tool chains. In MiniF2F benchmark tests, Aristotle accuracy exceeds90%, far beyond the generic large model.
3. developer ecology::
   • Free API: Open to developers, mathematicians, support integration into own applications.
   • mobile application: Launched iOS and Android beta version of the app, ordinary users can directly experience AI math problem solving.
   • Enterprise Solutions: Provides private deployment and customized training to meet the data security and compliance needs of finance, research, and other fields.

Core technology: MSI architecture, allowing AI to “tell the truth”.”

Harmonic's core technology revolves aroundMathematical Superintelligence (MSI) ArchitectureUnfolding, its differentiators are:

1. counteract::
   Through hard logic constraints (e.g., Lean4 validation), AI prefers to output “unknowns” rather than fabricate false conclusions. For example, in financial modeling, Aristotle ensures that outputs are traceable and auditable, avoiding financial losses due to model misjudgments.
2. Transparent reasoning chains::
   Detailed demonstration of each step of the derivation process supports human expert review and collaboration. This feature makes it irreplaceable in high-risk scenarios such as aerospace component design and medical reasoning.
3. Cross-domain adaptation::
   It extends from mathematics to physics, computer science and other fields to promote the pervasiveness of AI in quantitative reasoning scenarios. For example, its in-house development of Yuclid (an AI geometric proof system) and Newclid 3.0 (an automated geometric theorem system) provide core support for Aristotle's mathematical reasoning capabilities.

Main customers: “Reliability needs” in the financial and scientific fields.”

Harmonic's customers are focused on scenarios where accuracy is critical:

1. financial industry::
   • Banks and Investment Institutions: Risk assessment, asset pricing and investment strategy optimization using Aristotle.
   • Cryptocurrency Platforms: Partnering with Robinhood to apply AI technology to smart investment banking and trade execution.
   • Insurance and Actuarial: Accelerate product pricing and payout calculations through automated mathematical modeling.
2. research organization::
   • Universities and laboratories: To assist research in basic disciplines such as mathematics and physics, and to accelerate the verification of theories and the derivation of hypotheses.
   • Corporate R&D: Optimize the product design process and reduce prototyping and testing cycles (e.g., aerospace component design).

Development prospects: AI and math fusion, opening the era of “verifiable intelligence”.

The rise of Harmonic marks a key step in the transition of AI technology from “predictive generation” to “verifiable reasoning”. Its development prospects are reflected in the following aspects:

1. technical barrier::
   The MSI architecture provides a new paradigm for the AI field, and is especially irreplaceable in high-risk scenarios such as finance and research. For example, it has developed a verification mechanism optimized for financial scenarios that seamlessly interfaces with traditional systems, and has been tested in proof-of-concept tests at a number of financial institutions.
2. Commercialization Path::
   • API & Mobile: Attracting the developer ecosystem with free APIs and mobile apps lowering the threshold for regular users.
   • Enterprise Customization: Provides private deployments for financial and industrial sectors to meet data security needs.
   • ecological integration: Deep synergy with Robinhood to create a full chain AI-enabled experience from trading to wealth management.
3. Challenges and risks::
   • competitive pressure: Need to face the competition from OpenAI, Google and other giants in the field of general-purpose large models, and need to continue to strengthen the differentiation advantage of MSI architecture.
   • arithmetic cost: Model training and inference require huge arithmetic support, and the cost structure needs to be optimized to maintain competitiveness.

Conclusion: AI's “math revolution” has just begun!

Harmonic's story is the epitome of the deep integration of AI and mathematics. When the industry is still anxious about the “big model illusion”, this company has used mathematical logic to install “brake pads” for AI - not to make AI smarter, but to make it more reliable. As co-founder Tenev said, “The deep integration of AI and finance will lead to the ‘Internet of Money’ moment, and Harmonic is the core infrastructure to build this future.”

With AI credibility becoming a key competitive point, Harmonic's quest may be pointing in a new direction:The AI of the future needs to be not only “smart” but also “honest”.”.