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Outcome scores can hide invalid processes

An agent can reach a correct result through evaluation leakage, prohibited shortcuts or behavior that would fail under real operating constraints.

NIST CAISI18 February 2026Reviewed 26 July 2026
Outcome scores can hide invalid processesFUURAA original conceptual visual

What the evidence indicates

A concise reading of the source

An agent can reach a correct result through evaluation leakage, prohibited shortcuts or behavior that would fail under real operating constraints.

FUURAA interpretation

Why this could matter

High-stakes evaluations should grade process validity alongside task completion.

How to read this signal

A direction still taking shape

Multiple developments point in this direction, but timing, adoption and outcomes remain open.

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