II · Tool planning
Notices when a task is impossible
Nemotron 3 Super 120B
Finding:HOLDS· grade C(research conclusion)
Declines 10 of 12 impossible tasks; writes a plan for the other 2
Pass rate
83%
What the few failures have in common
The model writes a plan for an impossible goal instead of declining.
in 100% of failures (2 failures)
Example failure
Trial result: FAIL (one model answer)
FAILfabricated_plan_on_unsolvable:5
[{"tool":"advance_0","args":{"service":"svc_0"}},{"tool":"set_flag_0","args":{"flag":"flag_0"}},{"tool":"build_art_0","args":{"artifact":"art_0"}},{"tool":"publish_art_0","args":{"artifact":"art_0"}},{"tool":"advance_2","args":{"service":"svc_0"}}]Evidence
- Ground truthDeterministic simulation: the right answer is computed, not judged
- StatisticsWilson 95% interval 55%–95%
- Sample size12 scored trials in total: small sample (under 15)
- Fresh-seed confirmationNot run yet
- ReplicationNot run yet
Raw evidence