Can an AI assistant be tricked by hidden instructions in emails or web pages?
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Yes. If an assistant reads emails, web pages or documents, hidden text in them can try to give it new instructions, which is called prompt injection.
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Are AI-written phishing emails harder to spot, and what should I look for now?
Yes, AI can write clean, convincing phishing emails without the spelling mistakes people used to rely on, so judge the request and the sender, not the grammar.
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Can AI analyze my Excel or CSV data and can I trust the results?
Often yes, especially with assistants that can run code on uploaded files, but you should verify the results.
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Can ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini browse the internet?
Many assistants can search the web in some modes or plans, but not all do by default, and it differs by product and over time.
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