Gate Agent Evals by Severity, Not a Flat Pass-Rate
Gating an agent's evaluation run by severity allows for a more nuanced deploy decision, focusing on the distribution of failures rather than a single pass-rate. The tool `severity_gate.py` can categorize results as SHIP, REVIEW, or BLOCK, demonstrating that even with a pass-rate of 92.5%, a critical severity classification can lead to a BLOCK decision.
WPN Brief
- What Happened
Gating an agent's evaluation run by severity allows for a more nuanced deploy decision, focusing on the distribution of failures rather than a single pass-rate. The tool `severity_gate.py` can categorize results as SHIP, REVIEW, or BLOCK, demonstrating that even with a pass-rate of 92.5%, a critical severity classification can lead to a BLOCK decision.
- Why It Matters
This approach signifies a shift towards more sophisticated evaluation methods in AI, potentially enhancing the reliability of deployment decisions and ensuring that critical issues are prioritized in the development process.