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Malicious web prompts can weaponize AI without your input.
Indirect prompt injection is now a top LLM security risk.
Don't treat AI chatbots as fully secure or all-knowing.
Artificial intelligence (AI), and how it could benefit businesses, as well as consumers, is a topic you'll find discussed at every conference or summit this year.
AI tools, powered by large language models (LLMs) that use datasets to perform tasks, answer queries, and generate content, have taken the world by storm. AI is now in everything from our search engines to our browsers and mobile apps, and whether we trust it or not, it's here to stay.
Also: These 4 critical AI vulnerabilities are being exploited faster than defenders can respond
Innovation aside, the integration of AI into our everyday applications has opened up new avenues for exploitation and abuse. While the full range of AI-related threats is not yet known, one specific type of attack is causing real concern among developers and defenders -- indirect prompt injection attacks.
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