New Research Sheds Light on Cross-Linguistic Vulnerability in AI Language Models
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Researchers from Brown University have discovered a major vulnerability in the safety mechanisms of state-of-the-art AI language models like GPT-4. They found that simply translating unsafe English language prompts into low-resource languages allows easy circumvention of the safety guards. Without proper safeguards in place, users could exploit the technology to spread misinformation, incite violence, or cause other societal harms.