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Self-driving cars, autonomous robots and drones, and other AI systems get hijacked by custom road signs

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Submitted ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Beep@lemmus.org⁩ to ⁨technology@lemmy.world⁩

https://news.ucsc.edu/2026/01/misleading-text-can-hijack-ai-enabled-robots/

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  • lemmydripzdotz456@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    An article about the dangers of AI starts off with an AI generated comic about the dangers of AI.

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    • AceFuzzLord@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Irony must not be their strong suite.

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      • Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Or is it??

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    • the_trash_man@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      And it can’t even get the colour of the drone or number of propellers it has consistent between two panels

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  • JustARegularNerd@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    This whole article reminds me so much of the rogue AI sign found in Portal 2

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    • Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      They will just train an AI from Trump’s brain so it can shrug these off like Wheatley

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  • Zwuzelmaus@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    the first academic exploration

    I have read about it, years ago. And there are jokes about it that are many years old.

    This one against speed cams, for example:

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    • psoul@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Bobby Tables grew up and bought a car?!

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  • A_norny_mousse@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

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    Could it really be as simpe as that? yes, according to the article. AI sucks so hard, who let it out of a laboratory?

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  • Retro_unlimited@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    One time I saw a 30mph sign spray painted to say 88mph speed limit. Good thing it was before self driving cars of that would have been crazy.

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    • Kissaki@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      As long as it didn’t say “minimum speed”

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  • FelixCress@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    That is actually hilarious 😂

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  • phoenixz@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Misleading text in the physical world can hijack AI-enabled robots, cybersecurity study shows

    Eh, yes? Hasn’t that been like that since day 1?

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  • MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    that use cameras

    Make it embossed letters for all other types of sensors.

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