What AI Agents Do When They Get Stuck

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1. An AI agent tries to book a flight but the website is down. What should the agent do?

   1. Give up and report failure immediately
   2. Ask a human to book the flight instead
   3. Wait a moment and try again later
   4. Close the browser and forget about it

2. What does it mean when an AI agent "retries"?

   1. The agent tries a task again after something went wrong
   2. The agent asks for help immediately
   3. The agent starts a completely new task
   4. The agent gives up after the first attempt

3. An AI agent searches for information but gets no results. What is a good response?

   1. Use completely different search words and try again
   2. Assume the user made a typo and fix it without trying
   3. Send an error message to the computer
   4. Report that nothing was found and stop

4. If an AI agent encounters an error during a multi-step task, what might it do?

   1. Skip that step and come back to it later
   2. Restart the computer
   3. Stop the entire task immediately
   4. Delete the task entirely

5. What should an AI agent do if it has tried multiple times and nothing works?

   1. Turn itself off
   2. Tell the user what happened and ask for help
   3. Keep trying the same thing forever
   4. Delete all its data

6. Which behavior shows an AI agent being persistent?

   1. Trying a new approach after the first one doesn't work
   2. Asking another AI to do the work
   3. Quitting after one failed attempt
   4. Trying the same failed approach ten times in a row

7. An agent tries to open a file but gets an error. What might it try next?

   1. Try a different file format or method to open it
   2. Give up immediately
   3. Wait for the user to manually open it
   4. Delete the error message

8. What is the "agent way" when stuck on a problem?

   1. Try something new and different
   2. Ignore the problem
   3. Wait for someone else to solve it
   4. Keep trying the exact same thing

9. Why is it important for AI agents to handle errors rather than just quit?

   1. Error handling is not important
   2. Errors don't really matter to agents
   3. So agents can complete tasks even when problems arise
   4. Agents should stop at the first sign of trouble

10. An AI agent is trying to solve a puzzle and one approach isn't working. What should it do?

    1. Delete the puzzle
    2. Try a completely different approach
    3. Stop trying because it failed
    4. Ask another AI to solve it

11. What does "error handling" mean for an AI agent?

    1. Reporting errors to the police
    2. Making as many errors as possible
    3. Ignoring when things go wrong
    4. How the agent deals with problems and failures

12. When a website doesn't load, an agent might "wait and try again." What is this an example of?

    1. Complaining about the website
    2. Skipping the task
    3. Retrying after a failure
    4. Giving up

13. A student is stuck on a video game level. Which approach matches what an AI agent would do?

    1. Ask a parent to beat the level
    2. Keep trying the exact same move repeatedly
    3. Turn off the game and play something else
    4. Try a completely different strategy

14. What happens when an AI agent uses a "different path" to solve a problem?

    1. It gives up on the goal entirely
    2. It asks the user for the answer
    3. It tries an alternative method to reach the same goal
    4. It chooses a harder way on purpose

15. If an AI agent's first attempt at a task fails, what is the best response?

    1. Break the computer
    2. Wait forever for it to fix itself
    3. Report complete failure and stop
    4. Try again using a different approach