https://skills4good.ai/responsible-ai-starter-course/Last week, we showed you how to avoid prompt leaks - when you accidentally share sensitive info with GenAI.
This week, we flip the script: Prompt injection is when someone else secretly manipulates your GenAI output - without you knowing. It happens when hidden instructions - inserted into files, links, or copied text - override your original prompt and steer the AI’s response.
A prompt leak is like oversharing on a public Zoom call.
A prompt injection is like someone whispering secret instructions into your GenAI’s ear - while you’re asking a different question.
Quick Takeaways
- Prompt injection lets hidden instructions override your prompt
- You can’t always see it because bad actors can embed them in files, links, and copied text
- You can outsmart it by doing the 3 steps below
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