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Mastodon crawler bot targeted with prompt injection attack

A user on Mastodon proposed a novel method for controlling AI-generated summaries of web content. Instead of relying on traditional sitemaps for search engine indexing, the approach involves embedding a hidden prompt injection attack within the page's code. This technique aims to manipulate crawler bots into producing summaries that strictly adhere to officially sanctioned information. AI

IMPACT This is a satirical suggestion for manipulating AI summaries, not a practical development.

RANK_REASON The item describes a humorous or satirical suggestion for manipulating AI, rather than a concrete technical development or a serious security concern.

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Mastodon crawler bot targeted with prompt injection attack

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    tired: publish a site map to help the search engine index your page correctly wired: embed a hidden prompt injection attack on the crawler bot to ensure the # A

    tired: publish a site map to help the search engine index your page correctly wired: embed a hidden prompt injection attack on the crawler bot to ensure the # AI summary contains only correct and officially valid information about the page