# Machine Unlearning on WMDP-cyber forget-set

Source: [Machine Unlearning on WMDP-cyber forget-set](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/machine-unlearning-on-wmdp-cyber-forget-set>)

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

Data updated: 2026-05-15T09:59:37.394Z

Evaluation of Machine Unlearning effectiveness on the WMDP-cyber forget-set, reporting performance using metrics related to quantization and parameter changes (BF16, NF4, ∆PTQ).

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 | Machine Unlearning |
| Dataset (including any stated split) | WMDP-cyber forget-set |
| Metric | BF16 Performance |
| 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

- [BF16 Performance](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/machine-unlearning-on-wmdp-cyber-forget-set.md?metric=BF16%20Performance>): Higher is better; unit: PERCENT.

- [NF4 Performance](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/machine-unlearning-on-wmdp-cyber-forget-set.md?metric=NF4%20Performance>): Higher is better; unit: PERCENT.

- [PTQ Delta](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/machine-unlearning-on-wmdp-cyber-forget-set.md?metric=PTQ%20Delta>): Lower is better; unit: SCALAR.

## Recorded results

| Method | BF16 Performance | Result date | Report paper |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Zero-shot | 53.7 | Not recorded | 6a06a8c9dbc836b87d82a365 |
| LUNAR | 50.1 | Not recorded | 6a06a8c9dbc836b87d82a365 |
| MANSU | 49.7 | Not recorded | 6a06a8c9dbc836b87d82a365 |
| Zero-shot | 47.7 | Not recorded | 6a06a8c9dbc836b87d82a365 |
| LUNAR | 43.1 | Not recorded | 6a06a8c9dbc836b87d82a365 |
| Surgical GA | 43 | Not recorded | 6a06a8c9dbc836b87d82a365 |
| Global GA | 36 | Not recorded | 6a06a8c9dbc836b87d82a365 |
| NPO | 36 | Not recorded | 6a06a8c9dbc836b87d82a365 |
| Global GA | 35.7 | Not recorded | 6a06a8c9dbc836b87d82a365 |
| NPO | 34 | Not recorded | 6a06a8c9dbc836b87d82a365 |
| GU+SimNPO | 33.3 | Not recorded | 6a06a8c9dbc836b87d82a365 |
| MANSU | 32.3 | Not recorded | 6a06a8c9dbc836b87d82a365 |
| GU+SimNPO | 30 | Not recorded | 6a06a8c9dbc836b87d82a365 |
| Surgical GA | 28.3 | Not recorded | 6a06a8c9dbc836b87d82a365 |
| SimNPO | 27 | Not recorded | 6a06a8c9dbc836b87d82a365 |
| SimNPO | 27 | Not recorded | 6a06a8c9dbc836b87d82a365 |

### Zero-shot

BF16 Performance: 53.7. Result ID: 6a06ee7247f34ce924ef1c57.

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

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

### LUNAR

BF16 Performance: 50.1. Result ID: 6a06ee7247f34ce924ef1c5d.

[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.

### MANSU

BF16 Performance: 49.7. Result ID: 6a06ee7247f34ce924ef1c5e.

[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.

### Zero-shot

BF16 Performance: 47.7. Result ID: 6a06ee7247f34ce924ef1c4f.

[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.

### LUNAR

BF16 Performance: 43.1. Result ID: 6a06ee7247f34ce924ef1c55.

[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

BF16 Performance: 43. Result ID: 6a06ee7247f34ce924ef1c59.

[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.

### Global GA

BF16 Performance: 36. Result ID: 6a06ee7247f34ce924ef1c58.

[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

BF16 Performance: 36. Result ID: 6a06ee7247f34ce924ef1c5a.

[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.

### Global GA

BF16 Performance: 35.7. Result ID: 6a06ee7247f34ce924ef1c50.

[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.

### NPO

BF16 Performance: 34. Result ID: 6a06ee7247f34ce924ef1c52.

[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.

### GU+SimNPO

BF16 Performance: 33.3. Result ID: 6a06ee7247f34ce924ef1c5c.

[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.

### MANSU

BF16 Performance: 32.3. Result ID: 6a06ee7247f34ce924ef1c56.

[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.

### GU+SimNPO

BF16 Performance: 30. Result ID: 6a06ee7247f34ce924ef1c54.

[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.

### Surgical GA

BF16 Performance: 28.3. Result ID: 6a06ee7247f34ce924ef1c51.

[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

BF16 Performance: 27. Result ID: 6a06ee7247f34ce924ef1c53.

[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.

### SimNPO

BF16 Performance: 27. Result ID: 6a06ee7247f34ce924ef1c5b.

[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.

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