AI agents have bad taste in long-term decisions and a new benchmark proves it

A new benchmark called Taste-Bench tests how well AI agents make strategic choices during long-running tasks. Even the best model, GPT-5.6 Sol, picks the right path on just under 60 percent of simple binary questions. Thinking longer doesn't help. The article AI agents have bad taste in long-term…

A new benchmark called Taste-Bench tests how well AI agents make strategic choices during long-running tasks. Even the best model, GPT-5.6 Sol, picks the right path on just under 60 percent of simple binary questions. Thinking longer doesn't help. The article AI agents have bad taste in long-term decisions and a new benchmark proves it appeared first on The Decoder.

Source: The Decoder — Published October 18, 2026 at 08:49 UTC — Category: Models