How we tricked AI chatbots into creating misinformation, despite ‘safety’ measures

Photo credit: Tim Witzdam via Pexels. Article by Lin Tian and Marian-Andrei Rizoiu. The Conversation – August 31, 2025.

When you ask ChatGPT or other AI assistants to help create misinformation, they typically refuse, with responses like “I cannot assist with creating false information.” But our tests show these safety measures are surprisingly shallow – often just a few words deep – making them alarmingly easy to circumvent. We have been investigating how AI language models can be manipulated to generate coordinated disinformation campaigns across social media platforms. What we found should concern anyone worried about the integrity of online information. […]

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