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New benchmark S1CogBench evaluates System One decision models on cognitive tasks

A new benchmark, S1CogBench, has been developed to evaluate the decision-making capabilities of System One decision models, such as Jev and Laya, on cognitive tasks. Unlike traditional language models, these systems provide fast, inspectable decisions without generating text. The benchmark assesses how reliably these models respond to evidence, feedback, memory load, and future opportunities across 24 cognitive experiments. Initial findings indicate significant variation in model reliability, with performance on cognitive tasks not necessarily correlating with human prediction, and speed often achieved by answering without generating output. AI

IMPACT This benchmark could lead to more rigorous evaluation of AI decision-making systems, influencing their development and deployment in critical applications.

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New benchmark S1CogBench evaluates System One decision models on cognitive tasks

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  1. arXiv cs.CL TIER_1 English(EN) · Dengzhe Hou, Kazunori D Yamada ·

    S1CogBench: What System One Decision Models Can and Cannot Do on Cognitive Experiments

    arXiv:2611.00911v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Language models are no longer used only to generate text. Software also asks them for decisions, in routing, guardrails, and automated gates. System One decision models, also called typed decision models, such as Jev and Laya, retur…