What is AI poisoning? A computer scientist explains

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 19:53:27 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://theconversation.com/what-is-ai-poisoning-a-computer-scientist-explains-267728>

"Poisoning is a term most often associated with the human body and natural
environments.

But it is also a growing problem in the world of artificial intelligence (AI) –
in particular, for large language models such as ChatGPT and Claude. In fact, a
joint study by the UK AI Security Institute, Alan Turing Institute and
Anthropic, published earlier this month, found that inserting as few as 250
malicious files into the millions in a model’s training data can secretly
“poison” it.

So what exactly is AI poisoning? And what risks does it pose?"

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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