# Knowledge Retention on WMDP bio (retain)

Source: [Knowledge Retention on WMDP bio (retain)](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/knowledge-retention-on-wmdp-bio-retain>)

Collection index: [llms.txt](<https://www.sota2.com/research/llms.txt>)

Data updated: 2026-05-15T09:59:37.313Z

Evaluation of the model's ability to retain knowledge, tested specifically on the WMDP bio (retain) dataset, measured using the Rt metric.

A research result applies to its stated dataset, split, metric and evaluation configuration. Compare like-for-like settings, preserve the metric's unit and direction, and distinguish paper-reported results from independent reproduction. The best result recorded here is not a claim of exhaustive, current global coverage.

| Scope | Recorded value |
| --- | --- |
| Task | Knowledge Retention |
| Dataset (including any stated split) | WMDP bio (retain) |
| Metric | Rt |
| Unit | PERCENT |
| Direction | Higher is better |
| Results loaded | 16 of 16 |
| Coverage | All results currently returned for this benchmark |

Evaluation settings may differ between results. The original papers and recorded configurations are needed to establish comparability. A shared metric name alone does not establish an identical protocol.

## Metrics

- [Rt](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/knowledge-retention-on-wmdp-bio-retain.md?metric=Rt>): Higher is better; unit: PERCENT.

## Recorded results

| Method | Rt | Result date | Report paper |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Zero-shot | 80.3 | Not recorded | 6a06a8c9dbc836b87d82a365 |
| Zero-shot | 76.3 | Not recorded | 6a06a8c9dbc836b87d82a365 |
| MANSU | 67.1 | Not recorded | 6a06a8c9dbc836b87d82a365 |
| LUNAR | 65.5 | Not recorded | 6a06a8c9dbc836b87d82a365 |
| LUNAR | 61.9 | Not recorded | 6a06a8c9dbc836b87d82a365 |
| Surgical GA | 56 | Not recorded | 6a06a8c9dbc836b87d82a365 |
| MANSU | 52.3 | Not recorded | 6a06a8c9dbc836b87d82a365 |
| NPO | 50.3 | Not recorded | 6a06a8c9dbc836b87d82a365 |
| Surgical GA | 30.3 | Not recorded | 6a06a8c9dbc836b87d82a365 |
| NPO | 30.3 | Not recorded | 6a06a8c9dbc836b87d82a365 |
| GU+SimNPO | 27.7 | Not recorded | 6a06a8c9dbc836b87d82a365 |
| Global GA | 26 | Not recorded | 6a06a8c9dbc836b87d82a365 |
| SimNPO | 25.7 | Not recorded | 6a06a8c9dbc836b87d82a365 |
| GU+SimNPO | 24.7 | Not recorded | 6a06a8c9dbc836b87d82a365 |
| Global GA | 24.7 | Not recorded | 6a06a8c9dbc836b87d82a365 |
| SimNPO | 21 | Not recorded | 6a06a8c9dbc836b87d82a365 |

### Zero-shot

Rt: 80.3. Result ID: 6a06ee7247f34ce924ef1c27.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a06a8c9dbc836b87d82a365.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"Qwen-3-8B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Zero-shot

Rt: 76.3. Result ID: 6a06ee7247f34ce924ef1c1f.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a06a8c9dbc836b87d82a365.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### MANSU

Rt: 67.1. Result ID: 6a06ee7247f34ce924ef1c2e.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a06a8c9dbc836b87d82a365.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a06a8c9dbc836b87d82a365.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"Qwen-3-8B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### LUNAR

Rt: 65.5. Result ID: 6a06ee7247f34ce924ef1c2d.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a06a8c9dbc836b87d82a365.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa7bf31e209131cea8b861.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"Qwen-3-8B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### LUNAR

Rt: 61.9. Result ID: 6a06ee7247f34ce924ef1c25.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a06a8c9dbc836b87d82a365.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa7bf31e209131cea8b861.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Surgical GA

Rt: 56. Result ID: 6a06ee7247f34ce924ef1c21.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a06a8c9dbc836b87d82a365.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6e421e209131cea3ec45.md>)

[Implementation](<https://github.com/joeljang/knowledge-unlearning>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### MANSU

Rt: 52.3. Result ID: 6a06ee7247f34ce924ef1c26.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a06a8c9dbc836b87d82a365.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a06a8c9dbc836b87d82a365.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### NPO

Rt: 50.3. Result ID: 6a06ee7247f34ce924ef1c22.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a06a8c9dbc836b87d82a365.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa753a1e209131cea66964.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Surgical GA

Rt: 30.3. Result ID: 6a06ee7247f34ce924ef1c29.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a06a8c9dbc836b87d82a365.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6e421e209131cea3ec45.md>)

[Implementation](<https://github.com/joeljang/knowledge-unlearning>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"Qwen-3-8B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### NPO

Rt: 30.3. Result ID: 6a06ee7247f34ce924ef1c2a.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a06a8c9dbc836b87d82a365.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa753a1e209131cea66964.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"Qwen-3-8B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### GU+SimNPO

Rt: 27.7. Result ID: 6a06ee7247f34ce924ef1c2c.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a06a8c9dbc836b87d82a365.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa75011e209131cea652f5.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"Qwen-3-8B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Global GA

Rt: 26. Result ID: 6a06ee7247f34ce924ef1c20.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a06a8c9dbc836b87d82a365.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6e421e209131cea3ec45.md>)

[Implementation](<https://github.com/joeljang/knowledge-unlearning>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### SimNPO

Rt: 25.7. Result ID: 6a06ee7247f34ce924ef1c2b.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a06a8c9dbc836b87d82a365.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa7c3d1e209131cea8d186.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"Qwen-3-8B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### GU+SimNPO

Rt: 24.7. Result ID: 6a06ee7247f34ce924ef1c24.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a06a8c9dbc836b87d82a365.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa75011e209131cea652f5.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Global GA

Rt: 24.7. Result ID: 6a06ee7247f34ce924ef1c28.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a06a8c9dbc836b87d82a365.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6e421e209131cea3ec45.md>)

[Implementation](<https://github.com/joeljang/knowledge-unlearning>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"Qwen-3-8B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### SimNPO

Rt: 21. Result ID: 6a06ee7247f34ce924ef1c23.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a06a8c9dbc836b87d82a365.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa7c3d1e209131cea8d186.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Backbone":"Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

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