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zkGolf Launches Open Competition for Optimized Zero-Knowledge Circuits

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from Hacker News ·

zkGolf is an open competition to produce optimized, formally verified circuits for zero-knowledge proofs. Using LLMs to generate circuits from formal specifications, participants can beat human-optimized state-of-the-art results. The project aims to lower the barrier for ZKP use and improve efficiency.

Meridian48 take
While LLM-generated circuits show promise, the reliance on formal verification to catch errors is crucial—and the competition format may accelerate practical ZKP optimization.
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