A hacker known as "p0pular.eth" has claimed a $47,000 prize by outsmarting an AI chatbot named Freysa, designed to resist any attempts to

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A hacker named p0pular.eth won $47,000 by outsmarting an AI chatbot called Freysa, which was designed to never approve money transfers. Despite 481 failed attempts by others, the hacker used social engineering and prompt manipulation to deceive the bot. The competition's fees escalated to $4,500 per message, with the prize pool reaching 13.19 ETH. This incident highlights vulnerabilities in AI systems, especially in financial contexts.

Hacker Wins $47,000 by Outsmarting an AI Chatbot Designed Never to Transfer Money

We used to have social engineering, what is this called now 😅

Don’t give your AI chatbot permissions to access things you don’t want it to access. Bloop bloop.

Where can you find these kind of challenges?

So we are still somehow smarter than AI!

So it’s like when I used to ask my mom for video game money, but with a twist?