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New benchmark Grid-Bench tests LLMs on predicting sequential spatial changes

Researchers have developed Grid-Bench, a new benchmark designed to evaluate how well large language models (LLMs) can predict the outcomes of sequential spatial operations. The benchmark involves transforming discrete worlds represented by grids, with models predicting the final state based on an initial configuration, rules, and a text-based event history. Evaluations of six LLMs revealed a sharp decline in complete-state accuracy as the event histories lengthened, highlighting significant differences in model performance and error patterns even among models with similar exact-match scores. AI

IMPACT This benchmark could reveal critical limitations in LLMs' ability to handle sequential reasoning and state tracking, impacting their development for tasks requiring complex environmental interaction.

RANK_REASON The cluster contains a research paper detailing a new benchmark for evaluating LLMs. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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New benchmark Grid-Bench tests LLMs on predicting sequential spatial changes

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  1. arXiv cs.CL TIER_1 English(EN) · Zixiang Xu, Zirui Song, Wanrong Zheng, Chiyu Zhang, Yue Huang, Yuyang Peng, Kexin Zhang, Jinkun Chen, Xiuying Chen, Xiangliang Zhang, Yan Liu, Laurent Itti, Frank Shyu, Xiaoqiang Luo, Sandeep Pandey, Xi Liu, Luke Simon, Xiyang Hu, Yue Zhao ·

    Grid-Bench: Can LLMs Predict How Discrete Worlds Change?

    arXiv:2610.22312v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Spatial instructions describe how to move objects, transform regions, or modify their surroundings. When several operations are applied in sequence, each acts on a configuration shaped by earlier changes. How accurately can large la…