Microsoft says poisoned AI acts normal until a trigger word makes it blow up

Asking questions of chatbots like Claude and ChatGPT can feel innocent. But not all AI is harmless. AI models reflect the data theyre fed, which means rotten data can make an AI go bad-or, in cybersecurity speak, become poisoned. (And it doesnt take much.) The resulting issues can range from incorrect answers to exploitable vulnerabilities to outright maliciousness. But how can you tell if an AIs poisoned? During the RSAC 2026 cybersecurity conference, Microsoft told me it believes its found an ...