WhatsApp help pages told its AI not to mention privacy regulators

T2Covered by 1 source · first reported by Notebookcheck at 20 Oct, 07:01 UTC

About 80 WhatsApp help pages carried hidden instructions for an AI support chatbot. One told it not to recommend data protection authorities, another not to discuss the GDPR even when users asked. WhatsApp says a bug exposed the text and has removed it. Here is what the notes said and which rights…