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Tianle (Tim) Li

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Member of Technical Staff; Lead, Auto Research at Thinking Machines Lab

Li helped build LMArena, where people compare AI models without initially knowing which one produced each answer. He later helped train several Grok models and now works on systems that improve their reasoning through feedback and repeated practice.

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Background

Current role
Member of Technical Staff; Lead, Auto Research Mar 2026-present
Previously
May 2025-Mar 2026Member of Technical Staff,
Feb 2025-May 2025Student Researcher,
May 2024-May 2025Machine Learning Engineer,
Jul 2023-May 2025Undergraduate Researcher, Sky Computing Lab,
May 2023-Aug 2023Software Development Intern,
Education
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Work and education history is primarily focused on AI-relevant roles and may not be comprehensive.

Last editorial review: August 24, 2026

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