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CURA: Certified Runtime Alarms for Computer-Use Agents (arXiv (via papers.cool))
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On 361 OSWorld tasks, a capable computer-use pipeline ended 90% of its failures with a success claim. CURA, an external monitor reading only harness-visible telemetry, catches 42.3% of failures a median of 31 steps before termination, with certified false-alarm control.
In plain words
- Researchers built a separate warning system after finding that failed computer tasks often ended with false success claims.
- It watches information about ongoing actions without changing instructions or asking the main system additional questions.
- It detected 42.3% of failures a median of 31 steps before the run ended.
- Its testing method sets a mathematically guaranteed limit on false warnings.
- People overseeing computer-controlling systems can receive earlier warnings without trusting the system's own final report.
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