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WhatsApp Help Pages Exposed Hidden Chatbot Instructions

WhatsApp's help pages contained hidden instructions for its AI support chatbot, including telling it not to recommend data protection regulators to users, which Meta attributed to a bug and which were removed by October 18.

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Oct 20, 4:41 AM thehackernews.com WhatsApp Hid Instructions in Help Pages Telling Its AI Chatbot Not to Recommend Privacy Regulators
Oct 19, 9:00 AM wired.com WhatsApp Help Pages Leaked Hidden Instructions for a Meta Chatbot