Bend language launches with AI-proof verification for GPUs and CPUs
New programming language uses mathematical proofs to prevent AI errors and compiles to run on GPUs at up to 100x speedup.
What to know
- Bend uses mathematical proof checking to make code bugs mathematically impossible—AI agents must satisfy declared laws or code won't compile.
- Single binary runs efficiently on CPUs (near-C speed) or GPUs (up to 100x faster), with automatic parallelization across all available cores.
- Verification is fast (under 1 second per check), allowing AI agents to verify changes immediately rather than minutes per check.
- Designed for post-AGI workflows where AI writes most code but humans enforce correctness through declarative mathematical laws.
“Bend compiles to native code. On one core, it runs nearly as fast as C. The same binary also runs on sixteen cores, or on the GPU, running up to a hundred times faster than one core.”
Bend project, Language documentation · bend-lang.com ↗ · Sep 17, 4:36 PM
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Bend launch detailsType-checked laws prevent code bugs at compile time
Full project documentation reveals Bend's LAWS.bend system where developers declare mathematical invariants that AI agents must satisfy. The language's type checker acts as a proof checker, completing verification in under one second. The same binary runs efficiently on single cores (near-C speed), multiple cores, or GPUs (up to 100x faster than single-core).
“Merging a bug is mathematically impossible: it is a theorem.”
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Victor Taelin announces Bend 2 language with proof-based AI safety
Victor Taelin announced Bend 2, a new programming language designed to prevent AI mistakes using proof checking—the technique major AI labs employ to solve open math problems. The language is optimized for speed and GPU execution.
“It is a new programming language that blocks AI mistakes via *proof checking* - the same technique big AI labs used to solve open math problems, like Navier-Stokes.”
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Bend 2 is here! It is a new programming language that blocks AI mistakes via *proof checking* - the same technique big AI labs used to solve open math problems, like Navier-Stokes. It is also very fast, and runs on GPUs. Watch the video. Link in the comments.
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