Prompt leakage is an emerging issue of AI security that usually garners insufficient attention compared to others. This involves the unintentional exposure of secret instructions, data, or inner workings of the AI system by the company itself. It could involve anything from secret prompts, confidential business context, or system instructions on how the AI is employed.
The issue is that there is an assumption that AI software tools are akin to personal assistants without realizing how the data may be stored, logged, processed, or shared without their knowledge. This represents a hidden risk of data exposure.
Why It Is Important
This could lead to the exposure of the company’s strategies, customer information, IP, or security information. Careless use of the AI software tools by the employees will result in the unintended leakage of data that should remain within the organization’s control. That is why it is important to focus equally on governance as well as the tools.
What Organizations Need to Do
Organizations require guidelines on what can and cannot be inputted in the AI model. Companies need to categorize their data, vet their vendors, and train their employees not to over-share. AI usage by companies needs to be monitored and authorized where appropriate.
The Larger Lesson
Prompt exposure is an example of the fact that the security problem associated with AI does not just end with attacks on AI models. It also concerns what gets inputted into the system.
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