University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is one of the largest and most comprehensive public research universities in the United States, founded in 1851. Its Department of Computer Science and Engineering conducts AI and natural language processing research with relevance to AI safety, including work on evaluating and benchmarking large language models in consequential real-world domains such as law. The university received an Open Philanthropy grant in 2024 to develop benchmarks for assessing LLM capabilities in automating legal tasks, led by Assistant Professor Dongyeop Kang.
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By developing rigorous benchmarks for evaluating LLM capabilities in high-stakes professional domains (such as law), the university's research helps identify gaps between current AI capabilities and what would be needed to safely automate expert tasks. Better benchmarks enable more accurate capability evaluations, which informs AI safety assessments and helps funders, developers, and policymakers understand the risks and limitations of deploying AI agents in consequential settings.
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