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MNIST-PRO Benchmark Tests AI Agents in Partially Observable Environments

MNIST-PRO is a new benchmark designed to isolate and evaluate AI agents' ability to construct and interpret perceptual states in partially observable environments by converting MNIST digits into a controlled setting. This approach removes physical and control complexities to focus on active sensing...

Source: arXiv · arxiv.org Published 2026-08-31T16:05:39+00:00 Detected 2026-09-01T05:17:41+00:00
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MNIST-PRO is a new benchmark designed to isolate and evaluate AI agents' ability to construct and interpret perceptual states in partially observable environments by converting MNIST digits into a controlled setting. This approach removes physical and control complexities to focus on active sensing...

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AI agents in partially observable environments need to coordinate active sensing with working memory to maintain an evolving perceptual state. However, existing benchmarks struggle to isolate this perceptual-state construction and interpretation capability because they introduce physical and control complexities....

Understanding how AI agents manage perception and memory in partial observability is crucial for advancing their real-world applicability. MNIST-PRO provides a simplified yet effective platform to study these cognitive capabilities without confounding factors.

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