Evo 2

We're thrilled to announce our collaboration with Arc Institute, a nonprofit research organization pioneering long-context biological foundation models (the "Evo" series). Through our partnership, we've developed methods to understand their model with unprecedented precision, enabling the extraction of meaningful units of model computation (i.e., features1Features are interpretable patterns we extract from neural network neuron activity, revealing how the model processes information. They represent meaningful concepts that emerge from complex neural interactions - like a model's understanding of 'α-helices'). Preliminary experiments have shown promising directions for steering these features to guide DNA sequence generation, though this work is still in its early stages.