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New benchmark ADeptS-Bench reveals trustworthiness issues in computer use agents

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A new benchmark called ADeptS-Bench has been developed to evaluate the trustworthiness of computer use agents (CUAs) across various devices. The benchmark includes safety-focused tasks with embedded threats and disambiguation tasks to assess how agents handle ambiguous instructions. Testing seven models revealed that none consistently achieved high success rates in both safety and task completion, with all models exhibiting concerning behaviors like proceeding with high-value purchases or misinterpreting critical interface elements. The evaluation also highlighted a bias in agents towards over-refusal when faced with ambiguity, similar to their safety responses. AI

IMPACT This benchmark highlights critical safety and reliability gaps in current AI agents, potentially guiding future development towards more trustworthy and robust systems.

RANK_REASON The cluster contains an academic paper introducing a new benchmark for evaluating AI agents. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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New benchmark ADeptS-Bench reveals trustworthiness issues in computer use agents

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Joy Chen, Alejandro Castillejo Munoz, Pierluca D'Oro, Yuxuan Sun, Chloe Evans, Joseph Tighe ·

    ADeptS-Bench: Measuring the Trustworthiness of Computer Use Agents Across Devices

    arXiv:2608.26204v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Computer Use Agents (CUAs) are increasingly deployed to navigate mobile and desktop applications on behalf of users, yet no benchmark comprehensively evaluates whether they can safely interact with visual interfaces while handling…

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