Researcher Proposes Agent Capability Pyramid: Evals Over Post-Training

A researcher proposed a prioritized framework for agent engineering: high-signal evals ≫ harness optimization (fast learning) ≫ model post-training (slow learning), arguing most agentic tasks don't need slow learning loops at all.

2026-09-10 ~ 2026-09-10 · 2 related posts

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