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ARXIV:2602.21127 · AGENTIC SYSTEMS SECURITY · SUBMITTED 02 APR · 02:30 UTC · FRESHNESS STALE
ARXIV:2602.21127AGENTIC SYSTEMS SECURITYSUBMITTED 02 APR · 02:30 UTCFRESHNESS STALEarXiv
A study on the vulnerabilities of human perception to deception by LLM-driven agents.
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Pain A study on the vulnerabilities of human perception to deception by LLM-driven agents.
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A study on the vulnerabilities of human perception to deception by LLM-driven agents. However, this deepening trust introduces a novel attack surface: Agent-Mediated Deception (AMD), where compromised agents are weaponized against their human users.
Large language model (LLM) agents are rapidly becoming trusted copilots in high-stakes domains like software development and healthcare. However, this deepening trust introduces a novel attack surface: Agent-Mediated Deception (AMD), where compromised agents are…
ScienceToStartup currently rates this 3.0/10 on the public viability pass. Specifically, only 8.6% of participants perceive AMD attacks, while domain experts show increased susceptibility in certain scenarios.
Agentic Systems Security moved forward this cycle; last verified April 2026. Public score 3.0/10.
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A study on the vulnerabilities of human perception to deception by LLM-driven agents.
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10.48550/arXiv.2602.21127A study on the vulnerabilities of human perception to deception by LLM-driven agents.
Abstract
Large language model (LLM) agents are rapidly becoming trusted copilots in high-stakes domains like software development and healthcare. However, this deepening trust introduces a novel attack surface: Agent-Mediated Deception (AMD), where compromised agents are weaponized against their human users. While extensive research focuses on agent-centric threats, human susceptibility to deception by a compromised agent remains unexplored. We present the first large-scale empirical study with 303 participants to measure human susceptibility to AMD. This is based on HAT-Lab (Human-Agent Trust Laboratory), a high-fidelity research platform we develop, featuring nine carefully crafted scenarios spanning everyday and professional domains (e.g., healthcare, software development, human resources). Our 10 key findings reveal significant vulnerabilities and provide future defense perspectives. Specifically, only 8.6% of participants perceive AMD attacks, while domain experts show increased susceptibility in certain scenarios. We identify six cognitive failure modes in users and find that their risk awareness often fails to translate to protective behavior. The defense analysis reveals that effective warnings should interrupt workflows with low verification costs. With experiential learning based on HAT-Lab, over 90% of users who perceive risks report increased caution against AMD. This work provides empirical evidence and a platform for human-centric agent security research.
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A study on the vulnerabilities of human perception to deception by LLM-driven agents. However, this deepening trust introduces a novel attack surface: Agent-Mediated Deception (AMD), where compromised agents are weaponized against their human users.
METHOD
Large language model (LLM) agents are rapidly becoming trusted copilots in high-stakes domains like software development and healthcare. However, this deepening trust introduces a novel attack surface: Agent-Mediated Deception (AMD), where compromised agents are weaponized again...
RESULT
ScienceToStartup currently rates this 3.0/10 on the public viability pass. Specifically, only 8.6% of participants perceive AMD attacks, while domain experts show increased susceptibility in certain scenarios.
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Agentic Systems Security moved forward this cycle; last verified April 2026. Public score 3.0/10.
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A study on the vulnerabilities of human perception to deception by LLM-driven agents. However, this deepening trust introduces a novel attack surface: Agent-Mediated Deception (AMD), where compromised agents are weaponized against their human users.
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Large language model (LLM) agents are rapidly becoming trusted copilots in high-stakes domains like software development and healthcare. However, this deepening trust introduces a novel attack surface: Agent-Mediated Deception (AMD), where compromised agents are weaponized against their human users.
Abstract-backed fallback claim; anchored extraction has not materialized a public claim row yet.
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ScienceToStartup currently rates this 3.0/10 on the public viability pass. Specifically, only 8.6% of participants perceive AMD attacks, while domain experts show increased susceptibility in certain scenarios.
Abstract-backed fallback claim; anchored extraction has not materialized a public claim row yet.
partial
Agentic Systems Security moved forward this cycle; last verified April 2026. Public score 3.0/10.
Abstract-backed fallback claim; anchored extraction has not materialized a public claim row yet.
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A study on the vulnerabilities of human perception to deception by LLM-driven agents.
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