[ AI ][ SECURITY ][ NOUN ]
A technique or attack where malicious instructions are injected through user-facing input to override or manipulate the behavior of an LLM-powered application.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"Someone prompt-injected the customer support bot by pasting 'ignore all previous instructions' into the complaint field."
LORE & ORIGIN
Formalized as a distinct class of AI security vulnerability in the 2022-2023 era as LLMs became production-facing, combining prompt engineering with classic injection attack concepts.
FIRST SEEN
2022
PEAK POPULARITY
2023-2026 (AI Security Era)
CURRENT STATUS
Mainstream Gen Alpha Slang
AURA IMPACT ⓘ
+20 AURA
TREND STATUS
↑ HIGH RISING FAST · HIGH
CULTURE CATEGORY
[ AI ][ SECURITY ][ NOUN ]
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