Chollet: Benchmark Scores Are Meaningless Without Cost
fchollet · x · 2026-07-07
Keras creator François Chollet believes that reporting a single scalar benchmark score (e.g., "75% on XYZ") is now entirely meaningless. He argues that evaluation results must include an efficiency score, such as "75% at $10 per task," otherwise they fail to reflect the model's true value.
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