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Vamshi Yadav
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SucSEED Ventures • 2d
Google DeepMind’s CaMeL: A Breakthrough in Stopping AI’s "Prompt Injection" Problem? For years, prompt injection attacks (where hidden instructions trick AI models into bypassing safeguards) have haunted developers. Despite countless fixes, no solution was truly reliable… until now. Unveiling CaMeL (Capabilities for Machine Learning) → Google DeepMind's new strategy drops the broken "AI policing AI" model and instead handles LLMs as untrusted parts in a secure system. Drawing on decades of security engineering (such as Control Flow Integrity and Access Control), CaMeL imposes strict separation between user commands and untrusted data. How It Works: Dual LLM Architecture: → Privileged LLM (P-LLM): Plans actions (e.g., "send email") but never observes raw data. → Quarantined LLM (Q-LLM): Scans untrusted material (e.g., emails) but cannot perform actions. → Secure Python Interpreter: Monitors data flow as "tainted water in pipes," inhibiting unsafe actions unless allowed. Why It Matters: → Cracks previously impossible attacks where AI mindlessly carries out concealed instructions (e.g., "transfer money to xyz@abc.com"). Going beyond prompt injection may prevent insider threats & data breaches. It's Not Perfect Yet: Requires manual security policies (risk of user fatigue). But it's the first serious move from detection to architectural security for AI. The Future? If perfected, CaMeL could finally make general-purpose AI assistants both powerful and secure. #AI #Cybersecurity #DeepTech #GoogleDeepMind
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