Thomas Liao

Thomas Liao is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of neoncoral, an artificial intelligence consumer social company currently operating in the technology sector. Prior to founding his current venture, he served as a Machine Learning Lead at Scale AI, where he specialized in model evaluation and the development of core machine learning infrastructure. He subsequently contributed to evaluations and post-training development at Anthropic, focusing on the performance optimization of large language models. His startup, neoncoral, was selected to participate in the highly competitive Y Combinator X25 accelerator cohort. In May 2025, he published a detailed industry analysis regarding why evaluation startups fail, examining the structural challenges and failure rates within the sector. Liao's professional background centers on leveraging his technical expertise in machine learning evaluations to build consumer-facing social platforms driven by advanced artificial intelligence technologies.