ShikharMurty: Pass@k gains may just sharpen distribution
ShikharMurty · x · 2026-08-21
Researcher ShikharMurty expressed concern that people misunderstand what rising pass@k scores mean. He argued that an increase in pass@k might simply indicate the model is sharpening its distribution fitting, rather than actually learning something novel or genuine.
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