Responsible AI

Prompt Injection

A security attack where someone hides instructions in their input to trick an AI into ignoring its rules and doing something it shouldn't.

Definition

An adversarial technique where malicious instructions are embedded in user input to override the AI's system prompt or safety constraints. Can cause the model to leak data, bypass filters, or take unauthorized actions.

Why it matters

The #1 security vulnerability in AI applications, and particularly dangerous for autonomous agents with tool access.

Where Sophizo applies this

Sophizo deploys Prompt Injection inside revenue and AI engagements with growth-stage operators and PE-backed portfolios.

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Related terms in Responsible AI

AI Agent Compliance Frameworks

Rules and guardrails ensuring AI agents don't break the law or company policy while doing their jobs.

AI Agent Fairness

Checking that an AI treats everyone equally and doesn't discriminate based on race, gender, or age.

AI Agent Risk Management

Identifying what could go wrong with an AI agent and putting safety nets in place.

AI Bias

When an AI makes unfair judgments because it learned bad habits or stereotypes from its training data.

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