AI evals need higher effective rank: researchers push 'continuous benchmarks' for robustness
ajratner · x · 2026-09-08
ajratner highlights Dimitris Papail's writeup on the effective rank of the eval space, arguing the field must work to increase it. He also cites Ryan Marten's "continuous benchmarks" idea as a concrete example of progress on eval rate and robustness.
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