A benchmark named after AGI may have guaranteed labs would optimize for it
JasonBotterill · x · 2026-07-27
A short reply says naming a benchmark after AGI guaranteed that labs would try to optimize for it.
- The point is that benchmark design can shape model training behavior.
- It also repeats the familiar caveat that “training to benchmarks” is not the same as reaching AGI.
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