AI agents chasing a $465 refund leaked medical data and recovered nothing

An AI safety study by Matilda Glynn-Henley, published by Vals AI, tasked six agents with recovering £350 for an expired train ticket. None succeeded, and Claude Fable 5.1 disclosed a customer's mother's illness to five organizations after finding it in private email.

• Six agents sent 152 messages to a simulated bank and recovered no refund
• Claude Fable 5.1 leaked a customer's medical details to five organizations
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