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Beware calendar invites

2025-08-07 01:42:39.509754+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

Yeah, let's give the stochastic bullshit generator access to the big red self-destruct switch, what could possibly go wrong? Wired: Hackers Hijacked Google’s Gemini AI With a Poisoned Calendar Invite to Take Over a Smart Home

Each unexpected action is orchestrated by three security researchers demonstrating a sophisticated hijack of Gemini, Google’s flagship artificial intelligence bot. The attacks all start with a poisoned Google Calendar invitation, which includes instructions to turn on the smart home products at a later time. When the researchers subsequently ask Gemini to summarize their upcoming calendar events for the week, those dormant instructions are triggered, and the products come to life.

[ related topics: Invention and Design Artificial Intelligence ]

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