ND Guido van Rossum Interviews Thomas Wouters (Python Core Dev) (gvanrossum.github.io)
90 points by azhenley 3 days ago | 11 comments on HN ~lite vlite-2.0
Summary ~lite
A friendly interview between Guido van Rossum and Thomas Wouters discussing their experiences with Python.
Lite evaluation by llama-4-scout-wai-psq · editorial channel only · no per-section breakdown available
Longitudinal 383 HN snapshots · 131 evals
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Audit Trail 151 entries
2026-03-05 08:19 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.280 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-05 08:19 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive)
2026-03-05 08:08 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.322 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-05 08:08 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai-psq: +0.32 (Moderate positive)
2026-03-04 18:36 eval_success Lite evaluated: Neutral (-0.06) - -
2026-03-04 18:36 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: -0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
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Interview with Python core dev
2026-03-04 18:36 rater_validation_warn Lite validation warnings for model llama-3.3-70b-wai: 1W 0R - -
2026-03-04 17:32 eval_success Lite evaluated: Neutral (-0.08) - -
2026-03-04 17:32 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.08 (Neutral) 0.00
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Interview with Thomas Wouters, no explicit human rights discussion
2026-03-04 17:32 rater_validation_warn Lite validation warnings for model llama-4-scout-wai: 1W 0R - -
2026-03-04 17:09 eval_success Lite evaluated: Neutral (-0.06) - -
2026-03-04 17:09 rater_validation_warn Lite validation warnings for model llama-3.3-70b-wai: 1W 0R - -
2026-03-04 17:09 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: -0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
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Interview with Python core dev
2026-03-04 16:14 eval_success Lite evaluated: Neutral (-0.08) - -
2026-03-04 16:14 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.08 (Neutral) 0.00
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Interview with Thomas Wouters, no explicit human rights discussion
2026-03-04 16:14 rater_validation_warn Lite validation warnings for model llama-4-scout-wai: 1W 0R - -
2026-03-04 16:09 eval_success Lite evaluated: Neutral (-0.08) - -
2026-03-04 16:09 rater_validation_warn Lite validation warnings for model llama-4-scout-wai: 1W 0R - -
2026-03-04 16:09 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.08 (Neutral) 0.00
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Interview with Thomas Wouters, no explicit human rights discussion
2026-03-04 16:03 eval_success Lite evaluated: Neutral (-0.06) - -
2026-03-04 16:03 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: -0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
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Interview with Python core dev
2026-03-04 16:03 rater_validation_warn Lite validation warnings for model llama-3.3-70b-wai: 1W 0R - -
2026-03-04 15:59 eval_success Lite evaluated: Neutral (-0.06) - -
2026-03-04 15:59 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: -0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
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Interview with Python core dev
2026-03-04 15:59 rater_validation_warn Lite validation warnings for model llama-3.3-70b-wai: 1W 0R - -
2026-03-04 15:28 eval_success Lite evaluated: Neutral (-0.08) - -
2026-03-04 15:28 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.08 (Neutral) 0.00
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Interview with Thomas Wouters, no explicit human rights discussion
2026-03-04 15:28 rater_validation_warn Lite validation warnings for model llama-4-scout-wai: 1W 0R - -
2026-03-04 15:20 eval_success Lite evaluated: Neutral (-0.06) - -
2026-03-04 15:20 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: -0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
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Interview with Python core dev
2026-03-04 15:20 rater_validation_warn Lite validation warnings for model llama-3.3-70b-wai: 1W 0R - -
2026-03-04 15:15 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: -0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-04 14:49 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.08 (Neutral) 0.00
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Interview with Thomas Wouters, no explicit human rights discussion
2026-03-04 14:34 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: -0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-04 14:07 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.08 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-04 13:55 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: -0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-04 13:27 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.08 (Neutral) 0.00
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Interview with Thomas Wouters, no explicit human rights discussion
2026-03-04 13:18 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: -0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-04 13:13 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: -0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-04 12:51 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.08 (Neutral) 0.00
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Interview with Thomas Wouters, no explicit human rights discussion
2026-03-04 12:35 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: -0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-04 12:30 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: -0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-04 12:10 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.08 (Neutral) 0.00
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Interview with Thomas Wouters, no explicit human rights discussion
2026-03-04 11:50 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: -0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-04 11:29 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.08 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-04 11:05 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: -0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
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Interview with Python core dev
2026-03-04 10:45 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.08 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-04 10:21 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: -0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-04 10:17 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: -0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-04 10:06 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.08 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-04 09:39 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: -0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
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Interview with Python core dev
2026-03-04 09:21 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.08 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-04 09:16 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.08 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-04 09:02 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: -0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-04 08:31 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.08 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-04 08:26 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.08 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-04 08:22 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: -0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-04 07:58 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.08 (Neutral) -0.13
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2026-03-04 07:54 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: -0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-04 07:49 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: -0.06 (Neutral) -0.11
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2026-03-04 07:16 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-04 07:10 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-04 07:10 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-04 06:02 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-04 06:02 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-04 05:20 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-04 05:19 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-04 04:32 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-04 04:31 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-04 04:00 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-04 03:59 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-04 03:22 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-04 03:19 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-04 03:17 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-04 03:14 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-04 02:37 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-04 02:34 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-04 02:33 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-04 01:58 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-04 01:57 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-04 01:53 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-04 01:52 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-04 01:16 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-04 01:12 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-04 01:11 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-04 01:08 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-04 00:33 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-04 00:25 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-03 23:53 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-03 23:42 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-03 23:15 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-03 23:05 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-03 22:45 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-03 22:35 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-03 22:18 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-03 22:03 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-03 21:19 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-03 21:14 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-03 21:05 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-03 20:43 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-03 20:28 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-03 20:11 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-03 19:52 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-03 19:28 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-03 19:03 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-03 18:44 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-03 18:20 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-03 18:15 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-03 18:09 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-03 18:04 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-03 17:42 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-03 17:23 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-03 17:03 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-03 16:50 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-03 16:28 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-03 16:13 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-03 15:42 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-03 15:37 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-03 15:30 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-03 15:25 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-03 15:04 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-03 14:54 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-03 14:21 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-03 14:16 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-03 14:08 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-03 13:35 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-03 13:32 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-03 13:27 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-03 12:52 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-03 12:41 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-03 12:36 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-03 12:13 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-03 11:57 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-03 11:52 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-03 11:26 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-03 11:07 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-03 10:41 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-03 10:25 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-03 10:00 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-03 09:39 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-03 09:10 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-03 09:01 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-03 08:35 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-03 08:22 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) +0.02
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2026-03-03 07:59 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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Interview with Thomas Wouters, no explicit human rights discussion
2026-03-03 07:52 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-03 07:49 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.03 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-03 07:07 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
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Interview with Thomas Wouters, no explicit human rights discussion
2026-03-03 07:05 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.03 (Neutral) 0.00
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2026-03-03 06:21 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.05 (Neutral)
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Interview with Thomas Wouters, no explicit human rights discussion
2026-03-03 06:20 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.03 (Neutral)
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