Worth Reading – When Agentic AI Browsers Get Scammed
Speaking of the work needed to spot fake photos and videos, how do we prevent our AI agents from being fooled by similar tools? According to this, they aren’t doing a good job of it.
AI Browsers promise a future where an Agentic AI working for you fully automates your online tasks, from shopping to handling emails. Yet, our research shows that this convenience comes with a cost: security guardrails were missing or inconsistent, leaving the AI free to interact with phishing pages, fake shops, and even hidden malicious prompts, all without the human’s awareness or ability to intervene.
Perhaps before we rush to let an agent book our travel arrangements, we should take a moment to consider what might happen to our payment information if the agent were to allow it to fall into the hands of a scammer. Because, apparently, they are susceptible to the same fakes that we are.
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