As we've noted many times since March, these benchmarks aren't necessarily scientifically sound and don't convey the subjective experience of interacting with AI language models. [...] We've instead found that measuring the subjective experience of using a conversational AI model (through what might be called "vibemarking") on A/B leaderboards like Chatbot Arena is a better way to judge new LLMs.
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