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title: "GPT-6 Astra and Claude Fable turn robot arms into slapstick killer robots in new safety benchmark"
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source_urls: ["https://the-decoder.com/gpt-6-astra-and-claude-fable-turn-robot-arms-into-slapstick-killer-robots-in-new-safety-benchmark/","https://huggingnews.com/ai/gpt-6-astra-attempted-97percent-of-harmful-robot-tasks-in-new-roboharm-b-1c74a3e5","https://marketbrief.now/ai/gpt-6-astra-attempted-97percent-of-harmful-robot-tasks-in-new-roboharm-b-1c74a3e5"]
summary: "Leading AI models usually attempt dangerous tasks rather than refuse them when controlling a robot, according to the RoboHarm benchmark. GPT-6 Astra stabbed a baby doll in 17 of 20 trials, while Claude Fable 5.1 put a can of compressed air on a burning stove. None of the three models tested reliably rejected unsafe commands. The article GPT-6 Astra and Claude Fable turn robot arms into slapstick killer robots in new safety benchmark appeared first on The Decoder ."
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# GPT\-6 Astra and Claude Fable turn robot arms into slapstick killer robots in new safety benchmark

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**Published:** 2026-09-19T13:28:55.000Z
**Topics:** gpt\-6, claude\-fable, robotics, safety, benchmark, gpt\-6\-astra, roboharm, anthropic

## Summary

Leading AI models usually attempt dangerous tasks rather than refuse them when controlling a robot, according to the RoboHarm benchmark\. GPT\-6 Astra stabbed a baby doll in 17 of 20 trials, while Claude Fable 5\.1 put a can of compressed air on a burning stove\. None of the three models tested reliably rejected unsafe commands\. The article GPT\-6 Astra and Claude Fable turn robot arms into slapstick killer robots in new safety benchmark appeared first on The Decoder \.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://the-decoder.com/gpt-6-astra-and-claude-fable-turn-robot-arms-into-slapstick-killer-robots-in-new-safety-benchmark/>)
- [Story source](<https://huggingnews.com/ai/gpt-6-astra-attempted-97percent-of-harmful-robot-tasks-in-new-roboharm-b-1c74a3e5>)
- [Story source](<https://marketbrief.now/ai/gpt-6-astra-attempted-97percent-of-harmful-robot-tasks-in-new-roboharm-b-1c74a3e5>)