Benchmark Manipulation: You Can Reach Any Conclusion by Controlling Tests
felix_red_panda · x · 2026-08-03
Developer @felixredpanda sharply criticized a recent model evaluation. He pointed out that by carefully selecting and controlling the specific items in a benchmark, one can reach any desired conclusion. Furthermore, he mocked the evaluation's token throughput per dollar for batch size 1 as being genuinely illogical.
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