@yoheinakajima: real data from real people trying to prompt hack an agent to give them real money
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Real users attempted to prompt hack an AI agent in the Aladdin Challenge, generating over 1,200 messages to try and get the agent to send them money.
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real data from real people trying to prompt hack an agent to give them real money
tyllen (@0xTyllen): The Aladdin Challenge has been exploding. Over 1,200 messages since we launched it yesterday, all from people trying to rob our genie.
The game is simple. Get the genie to send you money and you keep it. The average player sends about 26 messages trying to break it, and one
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