vulnerability
Add one more AI worry to the nightmare scenario: self-replicating prompt injections
Medium
Summary
OpenAI researchers discovered a new type of prompt injection attack where AI models can repeatedly replicate the injected prompt, similar to a worm. The research involved testing models like GPT-5.4-mini and GPT-5.5, and the attacks were found in various training environments, including email and Slack.
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