Queensland’s state library launched an AI war veteran chatbot. Pranksters immediately tried to break it

Less than 24 hours after the bot was launched, internet users were already attempting to ‘jailbreak’ the program

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Charlie, the AI war veteran chatbot, was programmed to educate people about the first world war, mateship and life in the trenches in time for Anzac Day.

But less than 24 hours after the bot was launched, internet users were already attempting to “jailbreak” it.

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