Benchmarks Move From Tasks to Whole Jobs
Agent evaluation shifts from isolated task suites toward simulated occupations scored cumulatively over long sequences, and expect recurring job-shaped benchmarks that reveal a persistent gap between strong per-task scores and the ability to hold a role without degrading.
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ApprenticeBench drops a computer-use agent into an accounts payable role and scores cumulative success across 100 vendor bills processed in sequence, rather than scoring isolated tasks. Cumulative scoring over a sequence is the design choice that exposes degradation across a shift, which per-task suites structurally cannot measure.
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Supporting · September 14, 2026
A New Benchmark Asks Whether an Agent Can Learn an Actual Job, Not Complete a Task
ApprenticeBench drops a computer-use agent into an accounts payable role and scores cumulative success across 100 vendor bills processed in sequence, rather than scoring isolated tasks. Cumulative scoring over a sequence is the design choice that exposes degradation across a shift, which per-task suites structurally cannot measure.
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