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Vals AI, backed by a16z, pushes to become neutral referee for AI benchmarks

TechCrunch profiles Vals's private, task-based benchmarking approach

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In an interview and office tour, Krishnan described Vals's method of testing models on undisclosed, industry-specific tasks in law, finance, and coding, and its expansion into recursive self-improvement, biosecurity, cybersecurity, mental health, and law-of-armed-conflict benchmarks.

TechCrunch profiles Vals's private, task-based benchmarking approach
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“We have a benchmark on recursive self improvement. We're doing some work in mental health, cybersecurity, biosecurity, and even law of armed conflict to models to understand how to apply the Geneva Convention”

Rayan Krishnan

Rayan Krishnan 25-year-old co-founder of Vals AIVals AI AI benchmarking startup founded 2024Andreessen Horowitz Lead investor, Series A8VC and Bloomberg Beta Lead investors, seed round

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