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Simplex v0.5.0 Open Source - The Anima, Specialists, Hive SLM, and more

Simplex Is Now Open Source: Introducing the Anima and Per-Hive SLM Architecture

Simplex v0.5.0 is now open source under MIT license. Introducing the Anima—a cognitive soul for AI agents with memory, beliefs, and intentions—and revolutionary per-hive SLM provisioning where 10 specialists share a single 4GB model instead of loading 10 copies.

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Simplex

The Quantum Bridge: Hybrid Classical-Quantum Computing in Simplex

Simplex v0.14.0 introduces a hybrid classical-quantum bridge. Cost-aware QPU dispatch to Amazon Braket, IBM Quantum, and Azure. Variational algorithms powered by dual numbers. Quantum uncertainty as epistemic beliefs.

16 Mar 2026 22 min read
Simplex

Simplex 0.13.0: Completion & Foundations

Every outstanding task closed. 162/162 tests passing. Complex numbers, matrix algebra with quantum gate constructors, complete dual numbers, HTTP client, JSON parser, SLM native bindings, and five critical compiler fixes.

16 Mar 2026 20 min read
Simplex

Simplex 0.11.0 & 0.12.0: The Complete Language

From module system to 154/154 tests passing. Cross-module imports, neural gate codegen, f64 type-aware arithmetic, forward-mode AD, contract verification, and a 19,589-line runtime.

16 Mar 2026 18 min read
Simplex

Simplex 0.9.0: Edge Intelligence - Optimization That Optimizes Itself

Introducing Self-Learning Annealing and Edge Hive. Hyperparameters that tune themselves through meta-gradients using dual numbers, and local-first AI that runs entirely on-device.

11 Jan 2026 15 min read
Simplex

Code That Learns: Simplex v0.6.0 and v0.7.0

Announcing Neural Gates and Real-Time Learning. A fundamental shift where code logic learns from data, models adapt during runtime, and systems get smarter the longer they run. No retraining required.

10 Jan 2026 18 min read
Simplex

Training Simplex Specialists: From Infrastructure to Fine-Tuned Models

A complete guide to training domain-specific specialists for Simplex. Infrastructure selection, AWS provisioning, LoRA fine-tuning scripts, and the roadmap from Python to pure Simplex.

9 Jan 2026 18 min read
AI Critique

Beyond Recursive Language Models: Why Simplex Never Needs RLM

Google's RLM handles 10M+ token contexts through recursive decomposition. It's clever engineering—and a solution to a problem Simplex solved through cognitive architecture, not context workarounds.

8 Jan 2026 10 min read
Simplex

Simplex: Next Steps - Neural IR and Neural Gates

An honest assessment of where Simplex stands today and the roadmap to Neural IR and Neural Gates. What we have, what's missing, and what comes next.

8 Jan 2026 12 min read
Open Source

Simplex Is Now Open Source: Introducing the Anima

Simplex v0.5.0 is now open source under MIT. Introducing the Anima—a cognitive soul for AI agents—and revolutionary per-hive SLM provisioning where specialists share a single language model.

7 Jan 2026 20 min read
Simplex

Simplex Toolchain Deep Dive: From Source to Swarm

A comprehensive technical deep dive into the Simplex toolchain. Compiler internals, bytecode format, VM architecture, language specification, actors, CHAI specialists, and Mnemonic extensions with code examples.

6 Jan 2026 35 min read
Simplex

Simplex Toolchain: Native or VM? Why Not Both?

An executive overview of the Simplex programming language toolchain. How a self-hosted compiler, package manager, documentation generator, virtual machine, and language server work together.

6 Jan 2026 15 min read
Competitive Analysis

Is Simplex Really Different to Other Approaches?

A comprehensive survey of the AI agent tooling landscape in 2026. Comparing Simplex against Dana, Mojo, Letta, Akka, and the Python framework ecosystem.

5 Jan 2026 22 min read
AI Critique

The Fallacy of Agentic AI: Why Bolting Autonomy onto Amnesiacs Won't Work

A critique of the agentic AI paradigm — backed by Stanford/Harvard research, Gartner predictions, and expert analysis from Gary Marcus and Yann LeCun.

4 Jan 2026 18 min read
Simplex

Operational Semantics: The Formal Foundation for Simplex Agents

Formal operational semantics for Simplex cognitive constructs — how memory, beliefs, actors, and agents execute with mathematical precision.

3 Jan 2026 18 min read
Cognitive Architecture

Collective Intelligence: When AI Agents Become More Than Their Sum

How emergence happens in Mnemonic Hives — stigmergic coordination, swarm intelligence, and the conditions under which agent collectives develop genuine collective intelligence.

1 Jan 2026 20 min read
Cognitive Architecture

The Evolution Engine: Teaching AI to Learn Continuously

How Mnemonic Hives learn from every interaction through knowledge distillation, LoRA fine-tuning, and intelligent compression — without catastrophic forgetting.

28 Dec 2025 22 min read
Cognitive Architecture

Belief Systems: Teaching Simplex Agents to Know What They Know

A deep dive into the epistemic architecture for Mnemonic Hives — how to design agents that track confidence, revise beliefs rationally, and distinguish facts from opinions.

25 Dec 2025 25 min read
AI Critique

The Orchestration Fallacy: Why "Digital Workers" Need Minds, Not Message Routers

A response to Dries Buytaert's investment thesis — challenging the notion that orchestration platforms are the future of AI coordination.

22 Dec 2025 12 min read
Simplex

Evolving Simplex: A Language for Cognitive Agents

How we're extending Simplex with first-class support for beliefs, goals, intentions, and autonomous behavior — the technical foundation for true AI agents.

21 Dec 2025 20 min read
Cognitive Architecture

The Mnemonic Hive: Giving AI Persistent Memory and Genuine Beliefs

An introduction to cognitive architecture for AI systems — why LLMs need more than context windows, and how to build agents that actually remember.

14 Dec 2025 15 min read
Simplex

What is CHAI and Why Do I Think It's the Way Forward?

The theory behind Cognitive Hive AI and the early iterations of Simplex — why swarms of specialists will outperform monolithic models.

2 Nov 2025 18 min read

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