Analysis
Last updated: 19 July 2026
- Detection or entrapment? The ethics of the professor's hidden-text trap
White-on-white instructions in briefs can catch AI use, yet they blur detection and entrapment and quietly erode trust on campus. - Prompt injection: the hidden instructions that can turn an AI assistant against its user
Prompt injection hides commands inside web pages and documents so AI assistants that act for you can be steered into theft, misdirection or unwanted actions.