AI Matters
Why it matters
Google DeepMind tests double-blind cryptographic AI evaluations
The Decoder AI benchmarks have a trust problem and Google wants to fix it
Google DeepMind is piloting a double-blind evaluation of a frontier model using secure digital environments to keep test data hidden from the model's creators.
Why it matters
Preventing AI developers from seeing test questions ensures benchmark scores are accurate and not inflated by models memorizing the answers.
Latest brief · Aug 31, 2026