A US court sanctioned a filing that hid white-on-white prompt-injection meant to steer an AI reader.

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A Connecticut court sanctioned hidden prompt-injection in a filing. White-on-white, 3-point type. Fascinating example of a new AI risk to the legal system as well as a test of proper judicial oversight. Elliott v. New York Bariatric Group (Conn. Super. Ct., sanction order Aug. 6, 2026)

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Documented courtroom use of adversarial instructions against AI-assisted legal review. Direct hit on the justice system and a new attack surface for any workflow that feeds filings to models.