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Agents' Last Doubt: Knowing When to Act and When to Step Back in Tool-Using Agents

arXiv:2610.24194v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Tool-using LLM agents repeatedly face decision points under uncertainty, choosing between autonomous action, additional information gathering, and human escalation. These decisions require balancing task success against interaction cost and the risk o…

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  1. 2026-10-20 04:00 · arXiv cs.AI
    Agents' Last Doubt: Knowing When to Act and When to Step Back in Tool-Using Agents

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