Rayam Krishnan predicts that the most valuable evaluation business model will be one focused on independent evaluation rather than supporting model development.
“we believe that the the most valuable form of this business will be one that's incentive aligned around doing really high quality evaluation, not supporting the intelligence development process or the the process by which the models can actually improve on that side over time.”
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disputableVals or similar independent evaluation companies achieve higher valuations or market success than evaluation companies that also support model development.
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