Before Agents Decide: Epistemic Action in LLM-Based Systems
3.00T1 sourcearXiv cs.MA
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Published by arXiv cs.MA (T1 source). The original is at https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.00511.
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SummaryPosition paper arguing that LLM-based agent design should address how decision-ready evidence is produced. It introduces the concept of epistemic actions, distinguishes three modes (acquiring missing evidence, transforming available evidence, probing for revealing responses), and proposes epistemic scaffolding as the supporting infrastructure.
Why it mattersUseful framing for agent designers who notice decisions made on weak or misaligned evidence. Borrowed from cognitive science, it offers a vocabulary rather than a recipe.
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