Prompt injection
Manipulating an AI system's behaviour through cleverly worded input text.
Learn it through a story
- When the Agent Goes Rogue (Cybersecurity for Juniors 3, Ch 15)
- The Forwarded Message With a Secret Order (Jugnupur Tales Vol 2, Ch 6)
Short on time? Read the 5-minute version.
Related terms
- PIN A short, usually numbers-only password, often 4 to 6 digits.
- Placement Cell A college office that manages and verifies genuine job and internship opportunities for students.
- Pre-commit hook A script that runs automatically before a commit completes, able to block it if something looks wrong.
- Proof-of-concept exploit Code demonstrating that a vulnerability can actually be exploited.
- Public wifi A shared wireless network anyone nearby can join, at a mela, cafe, or airport.
- QR code swapping Physically replacing a legitimate payment code with a fraudulent one.