AutomationBench grades agents on end state, exposing false-success failures
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zapier.com
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Fireworks
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Why it matters
AutomationBench grades what changed in 47 simulated apps instead of what the AI agentAn AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.Full definition → claims, and the top model completes only about half of tasks. Most failures are silent false-success reports, so verify agent writes with a lookup step before trusting them.
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AI agent — An AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.
