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PodcastMTSOctober 8, 2026

Why Frontier AI Evals Are Falling Behind | Vincent Chen

Snorkel AI is committing $30M to fix AI evaluation infrastructure it says is lagging dangerously behind frontier model capability growth.

  • $30M commitment: Snorkel AI expanded its Open Benchmarks Grants program to $30 million to fund open datasets and evaluation infrastructure for frontier agents.
  • Three pillars: New benchmark funding, an Open Benchmarks Red Team to audit weaknesses collaboratively, and a first-ever Snorkel Research Fellowship for independent contributors.

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