story I'm thinking of, about AI / ML Cirtcuit optimisation

[P924]

Hi,

I'm trying to find something I read a while back. basically...

a couple of engineers, develop a robot (?) to optimise a circuit design, a physical thing.
said robot keeps removing components, and the circuit continues to work, reducing from something like 30 to 10.
Engineers are unable to recreate circuit themselves, yet the robot version continues to work.
it seems at some point, one component, is damaged/changed, allowing the robot to use fair less components.


Does anyone have any idea of what I'm thinking of?

Thanks,

[P924]

It was this one.

https://www.damninteresting.com/on-the-origin-of-c...