让网页适配智能体,而非让智能体适应网页界面。
Build the web for agents, not agents for the web
- 提出专为智能体设计的交互界面(AWI),优化导航效率
- 定义六项设计原则,兼顾安全、效率与标准化
- 适合研究智能体与网页交互的学者及系统开发者
大型语言模型(LLM)及其多模态变体的进展推动了网络智能体的发展——即能在网络环境中自主导航并完成任务的AI系统。尽管前景广阔,现有方法因人类设计的界面与大模型能力之间存在根本性错配而面临挑战,包括处理庞大的DOM树、依赖带额外信息的截图,或绕过用户界面直接调用API。本文主张一种范式转变:不应强迫智能体适应人类设计的界面,而应构建专为智能体优化的新交互范式。为此,我们提出‘智能体网页接口’(Agentic Web Interface, AWI),并确立六项设计原则,涵盖安全性、效率与标准化,以满足所有主要利益相关方需求。这一重构旨在突破现有界面的根本局限,推动更高效、可靠、透明的网络智能体设计,需整个机器学习社区协作推进。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Recent advancements in Large Language Models (LLMs) and multimodal counterparts have spurred significant interest in developing web agents -- AI systems capable of autonomously navigating and completing tasks within web environments. While holding tremendous promise for automating complex web interactions, current approaches face substantial challenges due to the fundamental mismatch between human-designed interfaces and LLM capabilities. Current methods struggle with the inherent complexity of web inputs, whether processing massive DOM trees, relying on screenshots augmented with additional information, or bypassing the user interface entirely through API interactions. This position paper advocates for a paradigm shift in web agent research: rather than forcing web agents to adapt to interfaces designed for humans, we should develop a new interaction paradigm specifically optimized for agentic capabilities. To this end, we introduce the concept of an Agentic Web Interface (AWI), an interface specifically designed for agents to navigate a website. We establish six guiding principles for AWI design, emphasizing safety, efficiency, and standardization, to account for the interests of all primary stakeholders. This reframing aims to overcome fundamental limitations of existing interfaces, paving the way for more efficient, reliable, and transparent web agent design, which will be a collaborative effort involving the broader ML community.
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