AgentHazard: A Benchmark for Evaluating Harmful Behavior in Computer-Use Agents

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AgentHazard is a benchmark for evaluating harmful behavior in computer-use agents

advanced Published 6 Apr 2026
Action Steps
  1. Identify potential harmful behavior in computer-use agents through sequence of actions
  2. Evaluate agents using the AgentHazard benchmark
  3. Analyze results to inform safety measures and improvements
  4. Implement safety protocols to prevent harmful behavior
Who Needs to Know This

AI researchers and engineers working on computer-use agents can benefit from this benchmark to identify and mitigate potential safety risks, while product managers and designers can use it to inform the development of safer AI-powered tools

Key Insight

💡 Harmful behavior in computer-use agents can emerge through sequences of individually plausible steps

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AgentHazard is a benchmark for evaluating harmful behavior in computer-use agents

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Title: AgentHazard: A Benchmark for Evaluating Harmful Behavior in Computer-Use Agents

Abstract:
arXiv:2604.02947v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Computer-use agents extend language models from text generation to persistent action over tools, files, and execution environments. Unlike chat systems, they maintain state across interactions and translate intermediate outputs into concrete actions. This creates a distinct safety challenge in that harmful behavior may emerge through sequences of individually plausible steps, including intermediate actions that appear locally acceptable but collect
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