Not to mention, did this "hack" ever really work? When the original post went viral showing the Chipotle chatbot reversing a linked list, I (among others who posted their results online) immediately tried it and didn't get the same results, so I always assumed it was just a faked screenshot.
replyThey probably added something to the prompt after that viralness and then it was a cat and mouse game to jailbreak it
replyWhether something ever worked is not correlated with traction in a world where verification is measured by likes.
replyYou really think someone would do that? Lie on the internet?
replyTheir chat bot is pretty bad so who knows.
replyAnd if you think CFAA is bad, then the states have even harsher versions too. Illinois' version specifically criminalizes any violation of a ToS.
replyI once saw the bad side of one of these draconian state laws many years ago. People rarely have the misfortune of hitting these laws in some flyover states... and I remember the local judge being really shocked by the mandated penalties for such a simple offense.
replyYep, the key phrase is “misuse of computing resources,” if I remember correctly. IANAL, however.
replyThat said, kudos for creativity.
Yeah, this is not slap on the wrist stuff. I think the creator expects nothing more than a C&D letter, but they could face prison time if a zealous federal prosecutor wants to make an example of them.
replyAnd with direct links to his pesonal profile and company. Uh...
replyEvilNote: Put links to LinkedIn lunatics sites when committing crimes instead of my own.
reply> In the US,
replyI’m not a lawyer, but Chipotle is a US company and this github repo belongs to a US citizen currently residing and employed in New York, so US law might apply here.
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