Sakana AI released Sakana Marlin, an autonomous research assistant that takes a topic and runs up to eight hours to produce summary slides and a detailed strategy report. It uses long-horizon reasoning and multi-model control to form hypotheses, gather data, and verify findings without human input. After a closed beta with about 300 professionals, it’s now available via pay-per-use and tiered subscription plans.

A comprehensive collection of over 123 scientific skills has been developed for Claude, enabling it to function as an AI research assistant across various scientific fields. These skills support complex workflows in areas such as bioinformatics, cheminformatics, clinical research, and machine learning, providing users with extensive tools and resources for their scientific tasks.