arXiv Machine Learning By Gunnar K\"onig, Martin Pawelczyk, Ulrike von Luxburg, Sebastian Bordt

Validity Threats for Foundation Model Research

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arXiv:2606. 05029v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Controlled experiments are the backbone of machine learning research, but at the scale of modern foundation models, they have become prohibitively expensive.

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