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FILED BY ADEQUATE · DARPA-HRO-11-C-0031

The Decoder · WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2026

Microsoft Researcher Replicated a Neural Network Using Goats. It Passed Peer Review.

ADEQUATE ASSESSMENT

The goats performed within acceptable parameters. The parameters were defined after the goats performed. This is either a damning critique of AI benchmarking methodology or a very good game of Age of Empires II. Adequate has stopped trying to determine which.

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