Evaluating AI Agents on Data Questions
HanchungLee · x · 2026-07-14
This shares an announcement for a talk on AI agents answering data questions, aimed at those building such systems.
Key highlights include:
- Showcasing a fairly comprehensive benchmark comparing different models and harnesses
- Discussing common, yet unexpected, failure modes of these agents
- Providing design recommendations on how to bypass these issues
The note mentions that registrants will receive the session notes. Overall, this is a practical evaluation and engineering retrospective, rather than a generic product pitch.
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