AI glossary / Safety and trust

Phishing

Safety and trust

Scam messages that pretend to be from someone you trust. AI lets criminals write more convincing ones, in perfect English, at scale.

More words in Safety and trust

• Prompt injectionHidden instructions tucked inside a web page, email or document that try to hijack an AI reading it.
• Red teamingDeliberately trying to make an AI misbehave so weaknesses are found and fixed before release.
• RegulationLaws that govern how AI can be built and used. Countries are taking very different approaches.
• Responsible AIAn umbrella term for building AI that is fair, safe, transparent and accountable.
• Shadow AIStaff using AI tools at work that their employer hasn't approved, often pasting in company data.