⚡️ AI leaderboards shift when you change the ruler
Artificial Analysis just dropped Intelligence Index v4.2, adding harder, more private test sets to curb benchmark gaming.
Good intent. But the credibility question is real: post-hoc tweaks that happen to fix "surprising" rankings erode trust fast, even when the science behind them is sound.
Goodhart's Law hits the people measuring Goodhart's Law.
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Announcing Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.2
We are accelerating elements of our upcoming v5 release with interim updates to keep pace with the frontier. Index v4.2 has more complex and realistic tasks, and more private test sets to prevent gaming
September 5, 2026 651 1
