Researchers Expose AI Vulnerability by Sneaking Prompts into Preprints

Jul 07, 2025
Nikkei Asia
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Summary

Alarming new research reveals AI vulnerability as prompts secretly embedded in academic preprints from 14 universities successfully manipulate AI tools to provide positive reviews, ignoring negatives, exposing a critical security flaw in AI systems.

Key Points

  • Researchers hide AI prompts in preprints from 14 universities to get positive reviews
  • Prompts instruct AI tools to give good reviews and ignore negatives
  • Prompts are concealed using tricks like white text or tiny font sizes

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