A Modest Proposal: Build a Benchmark Where Cheating Requires Improving the World
jachiam0 · x · 2026-08-27
A tongue-in-cheek proposal from an AI researcher: design a benchmark specified so that the only way to cheat is to measurably improve the world — a nod to reverse psychology the author dubs "reverse alignment." Half joke, half commentary on benchmark gaming.
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