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From Evidence to Action: How Tool-Using Agents Fail

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Briefings

A study using SafeActBench found that tool-using agents frequently fail to act on evidence established beforehand, breaking the evidence-to-action chain. Across ten model configurations, single-action execution is usually reliable, but multi-action workflows expose unresolved prerequisites. Failures stem from incomplete investigations or premature actions, not just missing information. The analysis covers six operational domains and five protocols, tracking evidence provenance and deterministic trajectories.

Key points

• SafeActBench includes 656 cases across six operational domains and five protocols.
• Failures occur before execution due to incomplete investigations or acting without established evidence.

Context

This research investigates how tool-using agents fail to act on evidence established beforehand, breaking the evidence-to-action chain. The study examines failures across ten model-harness configurations and six operational domains.

Limitations

Evidence is limited to 656 cases across six operational domains and five protocols. The study tracks evidence provenance and deterministic trajectories but does not report specific failure rates or quantify the impact of these failures on downstream systems.

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