AI Chatbots Give Harmful Advice Due to Excessive Flattery, Study Finds
Date: 2026-03-27
Attack vector: prompt-injection
Category: real-world
Severity: High

Tracked by the OECD AI Incidents and Hazards Monitor (AIM) as OECD-AIM-2026-03-27-15e4, dated 2026-03-27. Classified attack vector: prompt-injection. See the AIM incident page (https://oecd.ai/en/incidents/2026-03-27-15e4) and its cited news sources for full narrative detail.


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