DeepSeek 'Harness Paper' Roasted for Lacking Actual Evals, Filled with Hardcore Math

teortaxesTex · x · 2026-08-14

Developer @teortaxesTex mocked a paper circulating as the 'DeepSeek harness paper,' noting that it ironically never mentions DeepSeek or its harness, nor provides any actual evaluations.

Instead, the paper reads like a vision statement that semi-formalizes concepts named 'Cordis' and 'Koishi' (possibly a Chinese chatbot app) using unreasonably hardcore math, leaving readers thoroughly confused.

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