Disabling Web Search Unexpectedly Boosts Model Eval Scores
StefanoErmon · x · 2026-07-08
Stanford professor Stefano Ermon shared an interesting AI model failure mode: during testing, disabling the model's web search functionality actually improved its WideSearch evaluation score. This reveals potential flaws in current models regarding retrieval-augmented generation.
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