Agent named 'Ilya' scores 1.1pt higher on benchmarks, community memes ensue
gabriberton · x · 2026-10-15
While benchmarking their AutoResearch harness, BenKoska's team noticed a 1.1pt jump in benchmark performance when the agent's name is set to Ilya. Gabriberton shared the finding with a meme about typing "Dear agent, my name is Jeff Dean" at work tomorrow, riffing on the idea that famous names give agents a boost.
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