The LoRA Speedrun Leaderboard Is a Dangerous Distraction. Stop Falling for It.
The LoRA speedrun leaderboard is a narrow, AI-generated benchmark that rewards gaming the system over real-world progress. It’s a cautionary tale about the dangers of metric-chasing in AI: when we optimize for the leaderboard, we stop optimizing for what actually matters—transferability, robustness, and practical utility.