Reflection-Bench: probing AI intelligence with reflection
Authors: name: Lingyu Li; name: Yixu Wang; name: Haiquan Zhao; name: Shuqi Kong; name: Yan Teng; name: Chunbo Li; name: Yingchun Wang
Published: 2024-10-21 17:59:50

Abstract: The ability to adapt beliefs or behaviors in response to unexpected outcomes,
reflection, is fundamental to intelligent systems' interaction with the world.
From a cognitive science perspective, this serves as a core principle of
intelligence applicable to both human and AI systems. To address the debate on
the intelligence of large language models (LLMs), we propose Reflection-Bench,
a comprehensive benchmark comprising 7 tasks spanning core cognitive functions
crucial for reflection, including perception, memory, belief updating,
decision-making, prediction, counterfactual thinking, and meta-reflection. We
evaluate the performances of 13 prominent LLMs such as OpenAI o1, GPT-4, Claude
3.5 Sonnet, etc. The results indicate that current LLMs still lack satisfactory
reflection ability. We discuss the underlying causes of these results and
suggest potential avenues for future research. In conclusion, Reflection-Bench
offers both evaluation tools and inspiration for developing AI capable of
reliably interacting with the environment. Our data and code are available at
https://github.com/YabYum/ReflectionBench.