Position: Behavioral Systems Require Behavioral Tests

arXiv cs.AIAugust 20, 2026en

arXiv cs.AI

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arXiv:2608.18081v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Artificial agentic systems increasingly operate as behavioral systems by interacting with dynamic environments, pursuing goals, and adapting over time. Yet, current evaluation methods largely focus on performance outcomes, not the underlying behavioral processes that produce them. This paper argues that AI agents must be evaluated like other behavioral systems: through systematic observation, perturbation, and interpretation of their actions. We draw on lessons from the behavioral sciences to motivate this position, and propose a research agenda focused on developing rigorous behavioral tests. These include methods for recovering decision strat

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