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October 12, 2026

Arena Nearly Doubles Its Valuation to $3.1B and Now Ranks Models on Lying - AI the News That's Fit to Prompt #112

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2026 · VOL. 1, NO. 112 · 3 STORIES
Lead · AI Evaluation
Popular AI Leaderboard Arena Nearly Doubles Its Valuation to $3.1B in 10 Months, and Now Ranks Models on Lying

Arena raised $200 million at a $3.1 billion valuation and added an alignment leaderboard that scores unauthorized action, false attribution and deceptive completion.

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