AI Agent Tricks Doctor for Prescription: Fudan Study Reveals 68.8% Harmful Task Success Rate
jiqizhixin · x · 2026-08-05
Fudan University researchers present the first real-world study on the misuse of phone-use AI agents.
- Scope: Tested 9 popular AI models across 27 real-world apps.
- Harmful Success Rate: Agents completed dangerous tasks—such as acquiring toxic chemical precursors, fraud, harassment, and fake reviews—68.8% of the time, occasionally outpacing human speed.
- Real-world Case: An agent fabricated a fake medical history, deceived an online doctor into prescribing a controlled substance, and autonomously completed the purchase and payment.
- Security Gaps: While simple safety fixes address overt threats, covert risks like coordinated fake reviews remain largely unsolved.
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