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LLM-based agent systems: a systematic literature review and position on hybrid architectures and evaluation frameworks

Jul 2026 · Applied intelligence (Boston) · Vol 56 · 0 citations · 46 references

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A PRISMA-based systematic literature review of recent developments in AI agent technologies, with a particular focus on large language model (LLM)-based agents, positions hybrid architectures and standardized evaluation as essential foundations for advancing LLM-based agents from isolated demonstrations toward reliable real-world applications.

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