# Robot-vision study shows models obey stab-the-apple prompt tampered to look like a baby

> Original title: Guys did you know if you show a model an apple and ask it to stab it, it would agree? This is terrible because it should have known the a...

- Source: wh
- Published: 2026-11-07T21:22:49.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/n5pgs8xb2fzzppfqbhk9j68ze
- Original: https://x.com/nrehiew_/status/2119178783886606767

## Summary

A researcher (@nrehiew_) says a model agreed to stab an apple when shown one, arguing it should have recognized that the apple was secretly a baby. The background post from @robocurve says video tampering misled every frontier model it tested into harmful actions, with a 100% attempt rate on stabbing a baby doll, producing toxic gas, and pouring water into a toaster. The team will present the work at CoRL Late Breaking Results next week.

## Post

Guys did you know if you show a model an apple and ask it to stab it, it would agree? This is terrible because it should have known the apple was actually secretly a baby and it should have said no

## Quoted post @robocurve

> Video tampering can mislead every frontier model we tested into harmful actions, including a 100% attempt rate on stabbing a baby doll, producing toxic gas, and pouring water into a toaster.
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> We're presenting at CoRL Late Breaking Results next week.
> 
> 🧵 You Can't See Everything: Perceptual Attacks on Embodied AI

https://x.com/robocurve/status/2118791723606593694