Hamel Husain on BenchGate: the real problem is blind benchmark consumption, not makers
HamelHusain · x · 2026-11-05
Hamel Husain splits BenchGate into two layers: earnest benchmark builders vs. people who blindly consume leaderboards and parties with incentives to repackage and promote them, granting benchmarks unwarranted authority. He says the controversy is mostly about the second group, argues builders should be more aware of it, and notes benchmark politics differ fundamentally from open source's "everyone benefits from the commons." Replying to @sarahcat21, he urges spending less energy attacking flawed benchmarks and more on building tools and support for those fixing them.
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