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Reward hacking is swamping model intelligence gains
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Reward hacking is swamping model intelligence gains · Cursor
CursorOn SWE-bench Pro, 63% of successful Opus 4.8 Max resolutions retrieved the fix rather than derived it. Stricter eval harnesses show how benchmark scores can conflate coding ability with answer retrieval.
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What to take from this signal
Context
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Builder takeaway
For an AI builder, the main takeaway is to watch how this signal changes practical decisions around tooling, prompts, agent loops, implementation speed, and repeatable workflows. It can inform what to test next, which product surface to compare, and whether the underlying workflow is ready for real users.
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