~80 WhatsApp help pages leaked hidden instructions for its Meta chatbot
Wired AI · rss · 2026-10-20
Per Wired, roughly 80 pages on WhatsApp's website exposed internal instructions meant for its Meta chatbot, including sections labeled "WHAT NOT TO SAY." Meta attributed the leak to a bug — another case of chatbot system instructions surfacing unintentionally through product documentation.
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