As new AI becomes more human-like, will this approach work on them?
What Is Social Engineering?
There are lots of different hacking techniques that fall under the umbrella of social engineering.
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For example, leaving a malware infected flash drive lying around depends on human curiosity.
But that’s not the jot down of social engineering that’s relevant here.
In principle the existence and effectiveness of jailbreaking suggests that chatbots could in fact be vulnerable to social engineering.
Can Bots Be Protected From Social Engineering?
The flipside of this that for these AI programs to be useful, they need access to information.
So it’s not truly a solution to keep information away from them.
So maybe prospective hackers might want to readHow to Win Friends & Influence Peopleright alongside books on cybersecurity.
