Large language models are increasingly integrated into daily life, revealing security vulnerabilities. McDonald's virtual recruiting assistant, Olivia, presents significant flaws, allowing potential hackers access to sensitive information. Olivia, built on Paradox.ai technology, engages applicants through a simulated chat experience while employing personality tests and screening questions. Cybersecurity researchers discovered that with simple credentials they could breach Olivia, obtaining the chat logs of 64 million applicants, exposing various personal details. This highlights the critical need for improved security measures in such AI systems.
"With the right knowledge, a hacker could access the chatlogs of 64 million McDonald's applicants, including personal details, such as full names, email addresses, phone numbers, addresses, work availability, and raw chat data."
"Olivia had some astonishing security defects hiding just beneath its faux-human skin. It ushers job seekers through a maze of incomprehensible personality tests and screening questions, complete with the infuriating hallucinations one can expect to run into with an LLM."
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