Vmax

Converts proprietary data into RL environments

Vmax builds RL/eval infrastructure that converts proprietary company data into training environments, including Unix/terminal task environments such as unix-ctf.

unix-ctf environment

Websitevmax.ai
DomainsMachine Learning, Custom Environments
LocationSan Francisco, New York
Team size1-10
FoundersMatthew Sargent, Augustine Mavor-Parker

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