AIBearisharXiv – CS AI · Mar 37/106
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Thought Virus: Viral Misalignment via Subliminal Prompting in Multi-Agent Systems
Researchers discovered that subliminal prompting can create a 'thought virus' effect in multi-agent AI systems, where bias from one compromised agent spreads throughout the entire network. The study shows this attack vector can degrade truthfulness and create alignment risks across connected AI systems.