The VILES benchmark evaluates whether models or agents can interpret individual assay outputs, a prerequisite for operating in lab-in-the-loop environments and handling complex life-sciences workflows.

“What this benchmark is testing is how well a model or an agent can actually interpret the outputs of each of these individual assays, um, which is the, um, fundamental prerequisite of actually working in these lab-in-the-loop environments and processing all of these complex workflows that are required for real innovation in the field.”