Microsoft finds AI agents can be backdoored by editing under 10 neurons

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Some neurons in large language models are rarely activated. Microsoft researchers have found a way to turn fewer than 10 of these dormant neurons into a hidden backdoor, making an otherwise normal AI model behave as expected until it encounters a specific trigger. Once activated, the model can execute malicious commands. The technique, called Lazarus, […]This story continues at The Next Web