Benchmark author: auditing is a continuous process, not a good-vs-flawed binary
sarahcat21 · x · 2026-09-19
Epoch AI's benchmark audit initiative drew reflections from @galyo, author of one of the 15 audited benchmarks:
- Measurement and optimization are so tightly coupled today that high-profile benchmarks effectively define what counts as progress in the field — making the unglamorous work of critically re-examining existing benchmarks extremely valuable, and worth applauding Epoch for starting.
- Still, from years building frontier evals, he stresses that putting out a flawless benchmark is virtually impossible.
sarahcat21 amplified the take: benchmarks shouldn't be viewed as binary good vs bad or "flawed" vs "verified" — auditing, finding problems, and improving them is better understood as a continuous process.
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