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Refine Wins Top Harvard Venture Prize For AI Audit Tools

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Our mission @RefineDotInk is to build the best tools for improving technical work. AI audits will become key for research to earn the trust of those who rely on it. This vision just won a top prize in Harvard's flagship venture competition. Watch CEO Yann Calvó López's pitch:

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(the very same model weights used in the proof of the conjecture are helping us do this)

Ben GolubBen Golub@ben_golub

Earlier this month @RefineDotInk, a startup making tools for AI research audits, won a top prize in Harvard's flagship venture competition. 🎉 So proud of the amazing team that made this possible. We wanted to take the chance to sketch the larger vision behind the company. 1/

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Earlier this month @RefineDotInk, a startup making tools for AI research audits, won a top prize in Harvard's flagship venture competition. 🎉

So proud of the amazing team that made this possible.

We wanted to take the chance to sketch the larger vision behind the company.

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2:22 PM · May 21, 2026 · 7.7K Views

Research underlies decisions from drug approvals to monetary policy to anti-poverty interventions.

The rate at which errors are found in published work shows existing quality control isn't strong enough.

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Ben GolubBen Golub@ben_golub

Earlier this month @RefineDotInk, a startup making tools for AI research audits, won a top prize in Harvard's flagship venture competition. 🎉 So proud of the amazing team that made this possible. We wanted to take the chance to sketch the larger vision behind the company. 1/

2:22 PM · May 21, 2026 · 7.7K Views
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Our larger vision is that there should be a certification layer for technical work, building the best of AI capabilities deep into the research review process:

infrastructure for research to credibly earn the trust of those who rely on it.

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Ben GolubBen Golub@ben_golub

Refine's current product is already making a difference: When Refine processes a paper, it inspects every claim with a tireless obsessiveness. Our reports are relied upon by users from Nobel laureates to top journals to flag key errors before they do damage. 4/

2:27 PM · May 21, 2026 · 330 Views
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We're hiring, by the way! If our vision excites you, please reach out here or at yann@refine.ink

Here's CEO Yann Calvó López's elevator pitch, delivered at the Harvard competition: 👇

Ben GolubBen Golub@ben_golub

Our larger vision is that there should be a certification layer for technical work, building the best of AI capabilities deep into the research review process: infrastructure for research to credibly earn the trust of those who rely on it. 5/

2:28 PM · May 21, 2026 · 593 Views
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