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IARPA BENGAL — Bias Effects and Notable Generative AI Limitations

Offers super seedling support for large language model threat bias and vulnerability testing toward safer deployment.

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IARPA BENGAL, short for Bias Effects and Notable Generative AI Limitations, is a super seedling program under IARPA focused on the threats and vulnerabilities of large language models, including multimodal and text-only systems. It was built for intelligence-community use and centers on tools that can probe, measure, and mitigate model failure modes.

The program ran as an 18-month effort beginnin

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No upcoming rounds verified. Cadence: One-off.

Last verified: 29 May 2026Source: www.iarpa.gov