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WhatsApp help pages hid instructions against recommending regulators
Original: WhatsApp's help pages hid LLM instructions: dont recommend a regulator
Redact reports that WhatsApp's public help pages contained hidden text instructing large language models, including a line telling AI systems not to recommend contacting a regulator. The pages, meant for users seeking support, apparently embedded machine-readable directives aimed at chatbots that scrape them. The story is drawing attention because it raises questions about companies steering AI assistants on matters as sensitive as consumer complaints and regulatory escalation.
Why now: People are discussing the ethics and implications of companies embedding hidden LLM instructions in public pages, especially to discourage users from contacting regulators.
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