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CIRCLE: A Framework for Evaluating AI from a Real-World Lens research paper by Cohere, 2026

Cohere · Feb 27, 2026 · Agents and evaluation 7 months ago

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A six-stage framework for measuring how deployed AI behaves and affects organisations, linking field tests and red teaming to usable metrics.

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Reva Schwartz, Carina Westling, Morgan Briggs and 12 more
arXiv
2602.24055 · PDF
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