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Why AI Agents Need an Evaluation Loop, Not Another Better Prompt

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The tenth prompt tweak usually feels like progress. The eleventh reveals the problem: the fix that stopped the agent from inventing refund policies also made it refuse legitimate refund questions, call the wrong tool, or ask for clarification when it already had enough context. This is where prompt…

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  1. 2026-09-06 08:35 · DEV Community — AI
    Why AI Agents Need an Evaluation Loop, Not Another Better Prompt

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