# AI agents have bad taste in long-term decisions and a new benchmark proves it

**Published:** October 18, 2026
**Author:** Jonathan Kemper
**Source:** The Decoder
**Language:** en-US
**HTML:** https://aiqazaqstan.com/en/articles/ai-agents-have-bad-taste-in-long-term-decisions-and-a-new-benchmark-prov

A new benchmark called Taste-Bench tests how well AI agents make strategic choices during long-running tasks. Even the best model, GPT-5.6 Sol, picks the right path on just under 60 percent of simple binary questions. Thinking longer doesn't help. The article AI agents have bad…

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