"If recreating ancient Rome is the eval, just declare AGI": dev mocks demo-chasing

vivekhaldar · x · 2026-11-12

Following up on his call for model reviews focused on daily cognitive work, vivekhaldar quips that if recreating a dazzling ancient Rome is the only way to tell model n+1 from model n, we might as well declare AGI and call it a day — a jab at demo-chasing AI evaluations.

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