will.deeb: asking why a minor lab benchmarked against a 2-month-old frontier model is usually a stupid question
willcb · x · 2026-10-16
will.deeb argues that the common criticism "why did minor lab X compare its new model to a 2-month-old model from frontier lab Y instead of the newest one" is usually a stupid question — benchmark baselines are constrained by timing, compute, and development cycles, and a two-month gap is normal in R&D. A pragmatic take on a recurring AI-eval controversy.
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