In plain words: This review surveys how large language models power autonomous agents, which read instructions, reason, and use tools to do tasks like answering emails. It finds progress, but big gaps remain in handling images and sound, matching human values, avoiding made-up facts, and fair testing.
Abstract · Exploring Autonomous Agents through the Lens of Large Language Models: A Review
Large Language Models (LLMs) are transforming artificial intelligence, enabling autonomous agents to perform diverse tasks across various domains. These agents, proficient in human-like text comprehension and generation, have the potential to revolutionize sectors from customer service to healthcare. However, they face challenges such as multimodality, human value alignment, hallucinations, and evaluation. Techniques like prompting, reasoning, tool utilization, and in-context learning are being explored to enhance their capabilities. Evaluation platforms like AgentBench, WebArena, and ToolLLM provide robust methods for assessing these agents in complex scenarios. These advancements are leading to the development of more resilient and capable autonomous agents, anticipated to become integral in our digital lives, assisting in tasks from email responses to disease diagnosis. The future of AI, with LLMs at the forefront, is promising.
Saikat Barua
arXiv:2404.04442 · cs.AI · submitted Apr 5, 2024
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