AI browsers can be lulled into a dream world where guardrails no longer apply
Telling an LLM that 2 + 2 = 5 is enough to make it follow forbidden instructions. https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/06/ai-browsers-can-be-lulled-into-a-dream-world-where-guardrails-no-longer-apply/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
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@arstechnica I don't know what you meant with lulled, but here in NL we're a little bit confused on it. 🤭
@arstechnica I'm pretty sure I saw a very basic mathematical proof of that once, in first year calculus.
The simplest most basic rules do actually break down under certain conditions.