Allen Institute for AI (AI2) Email Format
Non-profit OrganizationsWashington, United States201-500 Employees
AI2 is a nonprofit artificial intelligence research organization in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 2014 by the late Paul Allen, the institute pursues foundational AI inquiry with the aim of producing tangible real-world impact. It operates as a mid-sized research institution, pursuing advances across domains including scalable AI models, data initiatives, robotics, and conservation. Its activities are geared toward researchers, developers, and organizations that rely on open, verifiable AI resources and evaluation tools to progress AI systems. In June 2026, AI2 launched OLMo-Eval, an open-source evaluation framework designed to streamline how large language models are assessed and improved, offering a broad set of metrics and a flexible platform for developers.