AINeutralarXiv – CS AI · 9h ago7/10
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Position: Agent Should Invoke External Tools ONLY When Epistemically Necessary
Researchers propose that AI agents should invoke external tools only when epistemically necessary—when internal reasoning cannot reliably complete a task. The Theory of Agent framework treats tool use as a decision under uncertainty rather than a simple action optimization problem, arguing that unnecessary delegation wastes resources and prevents development of internal reasoning capabilities.