Did you give a mission to an agent? Here's how to make sure it doesn't take orders from someone else

A practical guide for managers using AI assistants in recruitment: how a hidden instruction in a resume file can mislead the system, and how to verify the evidence before making a decision.

The article presents a practical guide for managers using AI assistants in recruitment processes, warning against the phenomenon of Indirect Prompt Injection. Noam Cohen, founder of CritiqeIL, explains how a hidden instruction in a resume file can cause the assistant to recommend an unsuitable candidate, while presenting a reasoned but incorrect recommendation. The article recommends asking the assistant to show the source for each claim, checking the evidence themselves, and leaving the final decision to a human. It notes that the OWASP organization and Microsoft documents warn about this risk, but does not bring a concrete example of its occurrence.

Did you give a mission to an agent? Here's how to make sure it doesn't take orders from someone else