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This paper proposes integrating symbolic regulatory constraints directly into the architecture of LLM-based agents to ensure compliance in high-stakes industries like quality management. By treating regulations as core architectural components rather than external monitors, it advances neuro-symbolic AI for solving control-flow violations alongside traditional semantic guardrails. This work defines a critical research agenda at the intersection of foundational model capabilities and domain-specific safety requirements.
Neuro-Symbolic Agents for Regulated Process Automation: Challenges and Research Agenda
arXiv:2606.13405v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: LLM-based agents are entering regulated industries where they automate judgment intensive quality management processes. We argue that symbolic structures already embedded in these domains, including regulations, typed process models, and compliance constraints, should be treated not merely as external monitoring mechanisms but as core architectural components that shape the agent's decision-making and behavior. We propose compliance-by-construction as a complementary paradigm to guardrail-based monitoring: a structural foundation that prevents control-flow violations, while guardrails remain essential for catching semantic errors. We identify a structured set of neuro-symbolic research challenges on foundational and capability level and show that addressing them jointly enables compliance-by-construction. We call on the neuro-symbolic community to engage with regulated process automation as a high impact research domain.
Abstract:LLM-based agents are entering regulated industries where they automate judgment intensive quality management processes. We argue that symbolic structures already embedded in these domains, including regulations, typed process models, and compliance constraints, should be treated not merely as external monitoring mechanisms but as core architectural components that shape the agent's decision-making and behavior. We propose compliance-by-construction as a complementary paradigm to guardrail-based monitoring: a structural foundation that prevents control-flow violations, while guardrails remain essential for catching semantic errors. We identify a structured set of neuro-symbolic research challenges on foundational and capability level and show that addressing them jointly enables compliance-by-construction. We call on the neuro-symbolic community to engage with regulated process automation as a high impact research domain.
Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Multiagent Systems (cs.MA)
arXiv:2606.13405 [cs.AI]
(or arXiv:2606.13405v1 [cs.AI] for this version)
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