instruct
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The hidden prompts could instruct the app to scan a company’s internal systems for sensitive files and transmit them to the attacker’s server.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has had to instruct some of its AI tools to stop talking about "goblins", after finding the term had randomly crept into responses.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
He noted that recipients of a blind trust can’t instruct the trustee in asset management.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
During the telehealth visits, staff will instruct patients on cognitive exercises, which they can then practice with the bot.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
“Then instruct me, for the sake of Ptah the Bearded! That scowling one, the First Craftsman, said nothing but ‘Wash these sweepings, young one!’ with never a word as to how or why.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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