Why Leaderboard Scores Aren’t Always Trustworthy: 3 Causes of Benchmaxing and 4 Steps to Choose a Model Using Your Own Tasks
Author’s note: Public leaderboard scores can be inflated through targeted optimization. This article explains what drives benchmaxing, offers five credibility checks, and outlines four steps for building a private test set from your own tasks. Here’s the bottom line: Leaderboard scores are a useful starting point for investigation, but they shouldn’t determine your model choice…