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  "date_created": "2026-02-17T05:53:24.050000Z",
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    "abstract": "Tool-augmented large language models (LLMs) have powered many applications. However, they are likely to suffer from knowledge conflict. In this paper, we propose a new type of knowledge conflict -- Tool-Memory Conflict (TMC), where the internal parametric knowledge contradicts with the external tool knowledge for tool-augmented LLMs. We find that existing LLMs, though powerful, suffer from TMC, especially on STEM-related tasks. We also uncover that under different conditions, tool knowledge and parametric knowledge may be prioritized differently. We then evaluate existing conflict resolving techniques, including prompting-based and RAG-based methods. Results show that none of these approaches can effectively resolve tool-memory conflicts.",
    "arxiv_id": "2601.09760",
    "authors": [
      "Jiali Cheng",
      "Rui Pan",
      "Hadi Amiri"
    ],
    "categories": [
      "cs.SE",
      "cs.AI"
    ],
    "license": "http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "title": "Investigating Tool-Memory Conflicts in Tool-Augmented LLMs",
    "url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.09760",
    "version": "v1"
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