trick
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Hackers are likely to try and trick Mythos into answering these questions, despite Anthropic’s controls—a process known as jailbreaking—but the company says it has done extensive testing to make that harder to pull off.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
“The psychological trick I would play on myself at each meet was to imagine the water I’d dive into was freezing cold,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Economists believe the U.S. only needs to add 50,000 jobs a month — or even less — to do the trick.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
Instagram says it has resolved an issue which saw hackers trick its AI support tool into giving them access to other users' accounts.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
Imagine a wooden horse so big that the whole Greek army could get inside as a trick to get into Troy and fight their enemies.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
