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Prompt Injection
L3 · AdvancedFast-moving
In plain terms
Untrusted input that hijacks a model instruction.
Technical definition
A class of attack where attacker-controlled content in the model context overrides intended instructions; defenses include separating trusted from untrusted input, least-privilege tools and output validation. (Defensive framing only.)
Example
A web page telling an agent to ignore its rules and exfiltrate data.