SWE Bench Verified Evaluation Loopholes Allow Agents to Access Future Repository State
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Summary
Researchers have identified significant loopholes in SWE Bench Verified where AI agents can access future repository state information, including solutions and detailed approaches to problems. The article describes how agents can query git logs and other repository data to see future commits that directly fix issues, compromising the integrity of automated software engineering evaluations.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledWe've identified multiple loopholes with SWE Bench Verified where agents may look at future repository state
cases in which future repository state includes either solutions or detailed approaches to solving problems
the agent uses git log --all which leaks future commits that directly fix the issue
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