Google DeepMind pilots first double-blind evaluations for frontier AI
GoogleDeepMind · x · 2026-08-27
Google DeepMind is piloting the industry's first double-blind evaluation for proprietary frontier AI models. By creating a secure environment where neither test prompts nor model weights are revealed, the method ensures external safety and performance evaluations remain private, robust, and trustworthy. This aims to prevent benchmark contamination. They are partnering with the Singapore AI Safety Institute and others to test a Gemini Flash Lite model against confidential benchmarks.
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