OpenSkillRisk Benchmark Finds Persistent Safety Failures in LLM Agents Using Third-Party Skills
A new arXiv preprint introduces OpenSkillRisk, a benchmark designed to assess how well large language model (LLM) agents avoid unsafe actions when using third-party skills. Testing 13 LLMs and three agent frameworks on 263 real-world risky skills, the study finds that even the safest systems still execute unsafe actions in about 17% of cases. The analysis identifies recurring failure modes, including not recognizing risks, failing to intervene, and over-following instructions.
Why it matters: The results highlight significant unresolved safety risks for LLM agents that rely on third-party skills, raising concerns for real-world deployment.
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