Viberpsychosis Glossary
// The Actual Jargon

Prompt Injection

// What it actually means

An attack where instructions hidden in content an AI reads (a web page, an email, a file, a GitHub issue) trick it into doing something its user never asked for.

// The diagnosis

When a web page tells your agent to ignore you, and it does. Much like a teenager, but with access to your SSH keys.

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