Latent persona coordination as an attack surface in large language models
Researchers propose that large language model security should focus on 'latent persona coordination' rather than just output filtering. By monitoring internal state configurations, they argue that developers can detect and prevent malicious manipulation before unsafe content is generated.
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This research offers a new technical framework for improving AI safety and robustness against jailbreaking and adversarial attacks.
npj Artificial Intelligence ( 2026 ) Cite this article
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