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Mike Young @mikeyoung44

AI Benchmark Crisis: Unreliable Performance Tests Threaten Safety

AI benchmarking practices may be unreliable, misrepresenting AI capabilities. Current benchmarks focus on theoretical metrics, not real-world performance. A new framework is proposed for more accurate AI assessment standards.

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  Overview

Research examining trustworthiness of AI benchmarking practices
Identifies key issues in current AI evaluation methods
Reviews problems with benchmark design and implementation
Analyzes gaps between theoretical metrics and real-world AI capabilities
Proposes framework for more reliable AI assessment standards

  
  
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