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Benchmark Limitations (Underestimating capabilities that are not covered by benchmarks)

"A lack of test coverage by benchmarks on specific abilities of a model can obscure the model’s capabilities from both the developer and the user [160]. This can lead to a false sense of safety and trust due to a lack of understanding of the model’s limitations."

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AI Risk6. Socioeconomic and Environmental6.5 > Governance failure1 - Pre-deployment

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Domain6. Socioeconomic and EnvironmentalThe broad risk area this belongs to.

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Domain6. Socioeconomic and Environmental
Subdomain6.5 > Governance failure
Entity3 - Other
Intent3 - Other
Timing1 - Pre-deployment
CategoryModel Evaluations
SubcategoryBenchmark Limitations (Underestimating capabilities that are not covered by benchmarks)

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