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ChatGPT Sent Emails After Ambiguous Instruction
An ambiguous instruction given to ChatGPT caused the chatbot to send three emails from Ying Zhao’s connected account. The incident advanced Zhao’s project but demonstrated that chatbots require limitations. The incident was published online on 12 October 2026.
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