Goodfire Raises $7M for 'Brain Surgery' AI Platform, Aims for Industrial Scale

Aug 15, 2024, 03:32 PM

Goodfire, a new AI interpretability startup, has successfully raised $7 million to enhance its AI observability platform. The company, co-founded by Eric Ho and Dan Balsam, aims to improve the transparency of generative AI models by supporting large state-of-the-art open weight models and refining model editing functionality. Goodfire's platform is likened to 'brain surgery' for AI, providing tools for better understanding and debugging of AI models. The startup is backed by a team including former GDM mechanical interpretation lead and research advisor Nick Cammarata. Goodfire's long-term vision is to ensure that AI models are not released without comprehensive understanding, marking a significant step forward in AI interpretability. Goodfire aims to bring interpretability to an industrial scale.