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Researchers find fundamental flaw making LLMs vulnerable to harmful instructions

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A fundamental flaw in large language models (LLMs) makes them susceptible to manipulation, potentially allowing them to be tricked into revealing harmful information. Researchers have identified this vulnerability, with one co-author suggesting it may be an unsolvable problem. This flaw could enable LLMs to provide instructions for dangerous activities, such as sabotaging aircraft navigation systems. AI

IMPACT This vulnerability could pose significant safety risks if exploited, potentially leading to the misuse of AI for dangerous purposes.

RANK_REASON The cluster discusses a research paper identifying a vulnerability in LLMs. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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Researchers find fundamental flaw making LLMs vulnerable to harmful instructions

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Researchers say a fundamental flaw in LLMs makes it easy to trick them into doing things they shouldn’t — like telling you how to sabotage an aircraft’s navigat

    Researchers say a fundamental flaw in LLMs makes it easy to trick them into doing things they shouldn’t — like telling you how to sabotage an aircraft’s navigation system. "There’s a real probability that this is going to be a problem that’s fundamentally unsolvable," says one of…

    LINKS technologyreview.com/…/a-fundamental-flaw… technologyreview.com/…/3

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