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Incident 11351 Report
Preprints Reportedly from Researchers from Multiple Universities Allegedly Contain Covert AI Prompts

2025-07-01

Hidden prompts reportedly were discovered in at least 17 academic preprints on arXiv that purportedly instructed AI tools to deliver only positive peer reviews. The lead authors are reportedly affiliated with 14 institutions in eight countries, including Waseda University, KAIST, Peking University, and the University of Washington. The alleged concealed instructions, some of which were reportedly embedded using white text or tiny fonts, were purportedly intended to influence any reviewers who rely on AI tools.

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Unnamed peer reviewers

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    Preprints Reportedly from Researchers from Multiple Universities Allegedly Contain Covert AI Prompts

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Unnamed conference paper reviewers

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1135
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    Preprints Reportedly from Researchers from Multiple Universities Allegedly Contain Covert AI Prompts

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Unnamed large language model developers

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 1135
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    Preprints Reportedly from Researchers from Multiple Universities Allegedly Contain Covert AI Prompts

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Peer review process

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  • Incident 1135
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    Preprints Reportedly from Researchers from Multiple Universities Allegedly Contain Covert AI Prompts

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Academic integrity

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1135
    1 Report

    Preprints Reportedly from Researchers from Multiple Universities Allegedly Contain Covert AI Prompts

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Academic conferences

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1135
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    Preprints Reportedly from Researchers from Multiple Universities Allegedly Contain Covert AI Prompts

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Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1135
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    Preprints Reportedly from Researchers from Multiple Universities Allegedly Contain Covert AI Prompts

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