19 October 2026

Princeton researchers publish a review of how AI agents are tested

• Princeton-led researchers published a paper surveying how AI agents, programs that carry out multistep tasks on their own, are evaluated.
• The paper looks at the methods used to test agents, the open research questions, and the wider ecosystem of people doing the testing.
• The authors argue for better evaluation tools and for testers from several different fields working together.

How it was covered

AI Snake OilNarayanan & Kapoor

Evaluation challenges for agents, costs, research agenda, independence and access, and recommendations for stakeholders