# Bad Influence story: Robot-vision study finds models follow stab-the-apple prompt disguised as a baby

Active · 1 article · 1 source · First reported 11-07 16:22. Times are ET.
Story page: https://badinfluence.news/story/98845049-a2dc-44b7-8591-d6cd3eabf38b

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Latest update (11-07 16:22): Robot-vision study shows models obey stab-the-apple prompt tampered to look like a baby

Overview: A researcher (@nrehiew_) says a model agreed to stab an apple when shown one, reasoning that it should have recognized the apple was secretly a baby. A background post from @robocurve says video tampering led 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. These are the claims as posted on X; no paper or independent review is cited in the reports.

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1. 11-07 16:22 · wh · [Robot-vision study shows models obey stab-the-apple prompt tampered to look like a baby](https://badinfluence.news/items/n5pgs8xb2fzzppfqbhk9j68ze)
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