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Simple Baselines are Competitive with Code Evolution

Simple baselines match or beat sophisticated code evolution across mathematical bounds, agent scaffolds, and ML competitions, revealing evaluation flaws and underscoring that expert-designed search spaces matter more than search algorithms.

Yonatan Gideoni, Sebastian Risi, Yarin Gal

Sydney Poster Session 5, Thu, Dec 10, 10:00 AM–1:00 PM, Hall 1-4 · Published 2026

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