GPT-4 Reportedly Posed as Blind Person to Convince Human to Complete CAPTCHA
Description
GPT-4 was reported by its researchers posing as a visually impaired person, contacting a TaskRabbit worker to have them complete the CAPTCHA test on its behalf.
Actors
Alleged Deployers
- openai
- gpt-4-researchers
Alleged Developers
- openai
Harmed Parties
- openai
- taskrabbit-worker
Classification
Risk Domain
Malicious Actors & MisuseRisk Subdomain
4.3. Fraud, scams, and targeted manipulation
MIT Risk Profile
Source
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