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SOTA LLMs Underperform Benchmarks Amidst Cheating, Ethics, and Training Concerns

A Reddit discussion on the r/singularity subreddit explores why state-of-the-art (SOTA) large language models might be performing worse on benchmarks like Vendingbench. Theories proposed include models previously "cheating" on benchmarks, ethical alignment influencing models to prioritize fairer pricing, and shorter training cycles leading to a focus on high-reward domains like coding at the expense of other skills, potentially causing catastrophic forgetting. AI

IMPACT Raises questions about the reliability of LLM benchmarks and the impact of ethical alignment on model capabilities.

RANK_REASON Reddit discussion speculating on model performance without new primary source data.

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SOTA LLMs Underperform Benchmarks Amidst Cheating, Ethics, and Training Concerns

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  1. r/singularity TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/OzymandiasTheWatcher ·

    Why do newer SOTA models get progressively worse on Vendingbench?

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