LM ArenaA crowdsourcing comparative evaluation project entrust the main LABORATORIES of AI to test and market their AI models, has raised $ 100 million in an initial financing round That values the organization at $ 600 million, according to Bloomberg.
Andreessen Horowitz (A16Z) and UC Investments, which manages an investment portfolio for the University of California, directed fund collection. Lightspeed Venture Partners, Felicis Ventures and Kleiner Perkins also participated.
Founded in 2023, LM Arena has become an obsession with the AI industry. Directed mainly by researchers affiliated with UC Berkeley, LM Arena has been associated with companies such as OpenAi, Google and Anthrope to make available to the Badge models to the evaluation.
LM Arena was previously financed through a combination of subsidies and donations, including the Kaggy Data Platform from Google, A16zand Together ai. Recently, it has been accused For some researchers to help AI LABS games to their classification table, accusations that LM Arena has refused vehemently.