arXiv Machine Learning July 31, 2026 By Zihan Dong, Rui Qian, Qishi Zhan, Dongshen Peng, Kaixin Li, Yu Li

Why Are GUI Agents Correct but Late? Decode on the Decision-Time Critical Path, Tested with Pre-Compiled Policy Trees

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arXiv:2607. 28399v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Computer-use agents often fail on transient GUI events because they produce the correct action only after the relevant window has already closed.

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