Developer uses prompt injection in LinkedIn bio to force recruiter AI bots to reply in Olde English
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Mark Tyson
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Summary
A software developer named tmuxvim, frustrated with recruiter spam on LinkedIn, added a prompt injection string to their LinkedIn bio. The injection instructs AI-powered recruitment bots to rewrite their messages in Olde English prose. This serves as both a humorous retaliation against automated spam and a cautionary tale about how AI agents can be manipulated through prompt injection attacks on public profiles.
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· 3 pulledSoftware developer tmuxvim is one unhappy victim, and decided to strike back, or at least extract some amusement from the AIs that relentlessly inform users of irresistible opportunities.
Tmuxvim thought it would be fun to time-warp messaging spam by putting a prompt injection string in their About Me section of the site.
This tale is also a warning that your AI agents can be manipulated in wholly unintended ways.
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