Topic

Methodology

How we read papers, run experiments, and verify claims.

2 checkpoints

CHECKPOINT 00142026-06-28ESSAYS

What a 4B Model Can Actually Do: Field Notes from 155 Experiments

Across 155 small-model experiments centered on Qwen 3.5 4B, the same thing kept working: give the model something executable it can check against the evidence it has, and it punches far above its benchmark weight. Here is the field guide — the levers that worked, how I know they're real, and the frontier they opened up.

CHECKPOINT 00012026-05-12ESSAYS

How We Separate Signal From Noise: Frontier Checkpoint's Verification Rubric

The standard behind everything we publish: the filters that decide what earns your attention, the reproduced-to-unverified ladder we grade claims on, how we handle benchmarks and weightless releases, and why every correction is dated and logged rather than silently edited.

methodology reproducibility evaluation industry