Using convergent and discriminant validity to assess AI benchmark validity
sanmikoyejo · x · 2026-09-29
The team adapts convergent and discriminant validity from psychometrics as lenses for systematically assessing benchmark validity: benchmarks claiming to measure similar concepts should correlate, and those claiming different concepts should not. The approach serves both benchmark developers evaluating individual benchmarks and researchers assessing groups of benchmarks.
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