Florian Brand

Commentary by Florian Brand

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• 14 February 2026 · Epoch AIWhat do “economic value” benchmarks tell us?These benchmarks track a wide range of digital work. Progress will correlate with economic utility, but tasks are too self-contained to indicate full automation.
• 23 December 2025 · Epoch AIWhy benchmarking is hardRunning benchmarks involves many moving parts, each of which can influence the final score. The two most impactful components are scaffolds and API providers.
• 17 August 2025 · InterconnectsRanking the Chinese Open Model BuildersFrom the obvious names to those to keep an eye on.
• 13 June 2025 · Epoch AIWhat does SWE-bench Verified actually measure?It is one of the best tests of AI coding, but limited by its focus on simple bug fixes in familiar repositories