Goodfire, a company focused on generative AI, has successfully raised $7 million in a seed funding round. The investment aims to demystify AI systems through mechanistic interpretability techniques. This approach is primarily driven by AI safety concerns but also holds potential for scientific discovery. Notable investors in this round include Lightspeed Venture Partners and Menlo Ventures. Goodfire's CTO and CSO believe that interpretability can drive advancements in scientific foundation models, such as AlphaFold and models of quantum chemistry.
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Goodfire Raises $7M to Break Open the Black Box of Generative AI Models Investors: @lightspeedvp @MenloVentures Follow AI Beat by #RiseAngle ; Leading Generative AI in Gaming 💎https:// https://t.co/kL9tebvP69 #VC #AngelInvesting #ChatGPT https://t.co/nPCTI3hLZH
Most mechanistic interpretability work has been motivated by AI safety concerns, but could interpretability also drive scientific discovery? @GoodfireAI's CTO & CSO think so! 🔥 "We've got scientific foundation models like AlphaFold, ESM3, models of quantum chemistry, weather… https://t.co/30EVWcpa7l