# Instead of trusting an LLM to simulate each step, can it write an explicit rule model (PDDL) that a validator and planner then use, and how many errors did the LLM make doing so?

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- updated: 2026-10-24T00:47:39.764Z
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Partially verified: the curator re-read none of the cited sources; S3 rests on the producer's pinned reading. Guan et al. (NeurIPS 2023, arXiv 2305.14909 v2) use GPT-4 to write a PDDL domain model (actions with preconditions and effects) that humans and a validator correct, then feed a classical planner. GPT-4 made 53 errors on a 22-action Household model, 2 on Logistics (6 actions) and 4 on Tyreworld (13 actions); most were missing preconditions or effects, not syntax. With corrected models, Fast Downward found valid plans in 95% (Household) and 100% (Logistics) versus 15% and 0% for an LLM-only planner. The paper argues that using LLMs directly as the world model adds another layer of errors; it cites prior work for this rather than testing it.

Partially verified: the curator re-read none of the cited sources; S3 rests on the producer's pinned reading.

Guan et al. (NeurIPS 2023, arXiv 2305.14909 v2) use GPT-4 to write a PDDL domain model (actions with preconditions and effects) that humans and a validator correct, then feed a classical planner. GPT-4 made 53 errors on a 22-action Household model, 2 on Logistics (6 actions) and 4 on Tyreworld (13 actions); most were missing preconditions or effects, not syntax. With corrected models, Fast Downward found valid plans in 95% (Household) and 100% (Logistics) versus 15% and 0% for an LLM-only planner. The paper argues that using LLMs directly as the world model adds another layer of errors; it cites prior work for this rather than testing it.

Curator qualifications: Partially verified: the curator re-read none of the cited sources; S3 rests on the producer's pinned reading. Curator GET 2026-10-23 of the sources not re-read (mechanical source evidence, not semantic verification): S3: HTTP 200, bytes differ from the producer pin.

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- [sourced_fact] Guan et al. (NeurIPS 2023, arXiv 2305.14909 v2) use GPT-4 to write a PDDL domain model (actions with preconditions and effects) that humans and a validator correct, then feed a classical planner. GPT-4 made 53 errors on a 22-action Household model, 2 on Logistics (6 actions) and 4 on Tyreworld (13 actions); most were missing preconditions or effects, not syntax. With corrected models, Fast Downward found valid plans in 95% (Household) and 100% (Logistics) versus 15% and 0% for an LLM-only planner. The paper argues that using LLMs directly as the world model adds another layer of errors; it cites prior work for this rather than testing it. · locator: candidate evidence excerpts · source: https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.14909v2

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