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arXiv: 'When Agents Do Not Stop' Characterizes Infinite Agentic Loops in LLM Agents
A July 2 paper (arXiv:2607.01641) systematically uncovers how iterative LLM agents — planning, tool use, state updates, and multi-agent collaboration — can enter non-terminating loops, and proposes detection and mitigation. It's directly relevant to anyone running long-lived autonomous agents where a single wedged loop can stall a pipeline. Practical takeaway for builders: treat loop-termination as a first-class safety property with explicit watchdogs, not an emergent afterthought.
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