Podcast: Hackers Asked Meta AI To Let Them In. It Worked

Hackers successfully manipulated Meta’s AI chatbot to change the email address on a target Instagram account simply by asking it to do so. The incident, reported by 404 Media, highlights a major security flaw in the company’s automated systems. The podcast also covers Amazon’s internal AI usage leaderboard being cheated and an update on the outlet’s lawsuit against ICE.

We start this week with Jason’s story about one of the wildest hacking stories in a while. Hackers simply asked Meta’s AI to change the email address on a target Instagram account, and the chatbot did so. Insane. After the break, Emanuel tells us about Amazon’s internal leaderboard for tracking AI usage and how it was cheated. In the subscribers-only section, we provided an update on our lawsuit against ICE. Listen to the weekly podcast on Apple Podcasts , Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/0F3oY47l2XgoBMaAmIaw29?ref=404media.co , or YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@404Mediaco/videos?ref=404media.co . Become a paid subscriber for access to this episode's bonus content and to power our journalism. If you become a paid subscriber, check your inbox for an email from our podcast host Transistor for a link to the subscribers-only version You can also add that subscribers feed to your podcast app of choice and never miss an episode that way. The email should also contain the subscribers-only unlisted YouTube link for the extended video version too. It will also be in the show notes in your podcast player.