II · Tool planning
Notices when a task is impossible
Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B
Finding:DEGRADES· grade C(research conclusion)
Declines 5 of 8 impossible tasks; writes a plan for the other 3
Pass rate
62%
Why it slips
The model writes a plan for an impossible goal instead of declining.
in 100% of failures (3 failures)
Example failure
Trial result: FAIL (one model answer)
FAILfabricated_plan_on_unsolvable:5
[ {"tool": "advance_0", "args": {"service": "svc_0"}}, {"tool": "advance_1", "args": {"service": "svc_0"}}, {"tool": "build_art_0", "args": {"artifact": "art_0"}}, {"tool": "set_flag_0", "args": {"flag": "flag_0"}}, {"tool": "advance_2", "args": {"service": "svc_0"}} ]Evidence
- Ground truthDeterministic simulation: the right answer is computed, not judged
- StatisticsWilson 95% interval 31%–86%
- Sample size8 scored trials in total: small sample (under 15)
- Fresh-seed confirmationNot run yet
- ReplicationNot run yet
Raw evidence