Are Language Models Benchmark Savants or Real-World Problem Solvers?

Evaluating the evolution and application of language models on real world tasks

AI students taking an exam in a classroom. Image created by author and DALL-E 3.

In the realm of education, the best exams are those that challenge students to apply what they’ve learned in new and unpredictable ways, moving beyond memorizing facts to demonstrate true understanding. Our evaluations of language models should follow the same pattern. As we see new models flood the AI space everyday whether from …

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