A Survey on the Feedback Mechanism of LLM-based AI Agents
A Survey on the Feedback Mechanism of LLM-based AI Agents
Zhipeng Liu, Xuefeng Bai, Kehai Chen, Xinyang Chen, Xiucheng Li, Yang Xiang, Jin Liu, Hong-Dong Li, Yaowei Wang, Liqiang Nie, Min Zhang
Proceedings of the Thirty-Fourth International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence
Survey Track. Pages 10582-10592.
https://doi.org/10.24963/ijcai.2025/1175
Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly being adopted to develop general-purpose AI agents. However, it remains challenging for these LLM-based AI agents to efficiently learn from feedback and iteratively optimize their strategies. To address this challenge, tremendous efforts have been dedicated to designing diverse feedback mechanisms for LLM-based AI agents. To provide a comprehensive overview of this rapidly evolving field, this paper presents a systematic review of these studies, offering a holistic perspective on the feedback mechanisms in LLM-based AI agents. We begin by discussing the construction of LLM-based AI agents, introducing a generalized framework that encapsulates much of the existing work. Next, we delve into the exploration of feedback mechanisms, categorizing them into four distinct types: internal feedback, external feedback, multi-agent feedback, and human feedback. Additionally, we provide an overview of evaluation protocols and benchmarks specifically tailored for LLM-based AI agents. Finally, we highlight the significant challenges and identify potential directions for future studies. The relevant papers are summarized and will be consistently updated at https://github.com/kevinson7515/Agents-Feedback-Mechanisms.
Keywords:
Agent-based and Multi-agent Systems: MAS: Agent theories and models
Natural Language Processing: NLP: Language models
