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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Technology
Nick Evershed

ChatGPT search tool vulnerable to manipulation and deception, tests show

ChatGPT logo on a phone screen against an OpenAI logo
ChatGPT is being promoted as a search tool by OpenAI, but early testing shows a number of potential flaws with the current release. Composite: Angga Budhiyanto/Zuma Press Wire/Shutterstock

OpenAI’s ChatGPT search tool may be open to manipulation using hidden content, and can return malicious code from websites it searches, a Guardian investigation has found.

OpenAI has made the search product available to paying customers and is encouraging users to make it their default search tool. But the investigation has revealed potential security issues with the new system.

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