Calling AI Benchmarks 'Astrology', BRONCO Builds a Scientific Metrology Core
KeilerHirsch · reddit · 2026-08-13
A developer criticized current AI benchmark culture as marketing-driven, noting that SWE-bench scores are often falsely equated with senior engineer-level capability.
In response, they initiated the open-source project BRONCO to establish scientific AI metrology. It focuses on reproducibility, uncertainty, construct validity, and provenance, built on DIN/ISO/IEC foundations. The measurement-critical logic is written in a deliberately tiny Ada/SPARK trusted core. The project is in early research, aiming to prove the 'ruler is straight' before building a leaderboard.
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