RuleArena: A Benchmark for Rule-Guided Reasoning with LLMs in Real-World Scenarios

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Hauptverfasser: Zhou, Ruiwen, Hua, Wenyue, Pan, Liangming, Cheng, Sitao, Wu, Xiaobao, Yu, En, Wang, William Yang
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author Zhou, Ruiwen
Hua, Wenyue
Pan, Liangming
Cheng, Sitao
Wu, Xiaobao
Yu, En
Wang, William Yang
author_facet Zhou, Ruiwen
Hua, Wenyue
Pan, Liangming
Cheng, Sitao
Wu, Xiaobao
Yu, En
Wang, William Yang
contents This paper introduces RuleArena, a novel and challenging benchmark designed to evaluate the ability of large language models (LLMs) to follow complex, real-world rules in reasoning. Covering three practical domains -- airline baggage fees, NBA transactions, and tax regulations -- RuleArena assesses LLMs' proficiency in handling intricate natural language instructions that demand long-context understanding, logical reasoning, and accurate mathematical computation. Two key attributes distinguish RuleArena from traditional rule-based reasoning benchmarks: (1) it extends beyond standard first-order logic representations, and (2) it is grounded in authentic, practical scenarios, providing insights into the suitability and reliability of LLMs for real-world applications. Our findings reveal several notable limitations in LLMs: (1) they struggle to identify and apply the appropriate rules, frequently becoming confused by similar but distinct regulations, (2) they cannot consistently perform accurate mathematical computations, even when they correctly identify the relevant rules, and (3) in general, they perform poorly in the benchmark. We also observe a significant performance boost when LLMs are provided with external tools for oracle math and logic operations. These results highlight significant challenges and promising research directions in advancing LLMs' rule-guided reasoning capabilities in real-life applications. Our codes and data are publicly available on https://github.com/skyriver-2000/RuleArena.
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spellingShingle RuleArena: A Benchmark for Rule-Guided Reasoning with LLMs in Real-World Scenarios
Zhou, Ruiwen
Hua, Wenyue
Pan, Liangming
Cheng, Sitao
Wu, Xiaobao
Yu, En
Wang, William Yang
Computation and Language
Artificial Intelligence
This paper introduces RuleArena, a novel and challenging benchmark designed to evaluate the ability of large language models (LLMs) to follow complex, real-world rules in reasoning. Covering three practical domains -- airline baggage fees, NBA transactions, and tax regulations -- RuleArena assesses LLMs' proficiency in handling intricate natural language instructions that demand long-context understanding, logical reasoning, and accurate mathematical computation. Two key attributes distinguish RuleArena from traditional rule-based reasoning benchmarks: (1) it extends beyond standard first-order logic representations, and (2) it is grounded in authentic, practical scenarios, providing insights into the suitability and reliability of LLMs for real-world applications. Our findings reveal several notable limitations in LLMs: (1) they struggle to identify and apply the appropriate rules, frequently becoming confused by similar but distinct regulations, (2) they cannot consistently perform accurate mathematical computations, even when they correctly identify the relevant rules, and (3) in general, they perform poorly in the benchmark. We also observe a significant performance boost when LLMs are provided with external tools for oracle math and logic operations. These results highlight significant challenges and promising research directions in advancing LLMs' rule-guided reasoning capabilities in real-life applications. Our codes and data are publicly available on https://github.com/skyriver-2000/RuleArena.
title RuleArena: A Benchmark for Rule-Guided Reasoning with LLMs in Real-World Scenarios
topic Computation and Language
Artificial Intelligence
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.08972