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Knowing Is Not Doing: When LLM Agents Pass the Task but Fail the World

A task is finished. The agent found the file, clicked the button, moved the object, submitted the form, or reached the winning state. The dashboard turns green. Everyone relaxes. That is usually the moment when the real question gets quietly buried: what did the agent actually learn about the world it just operated in? ...

January 15, 2026 · 14 min · Zelina