ChatGPT5 min read
I told ChatGPT to ‘continue’ — it went too far
An ambiguous instruction caused the chatbot to send three e-mails from Ying Zhao’s connected account. The incident advanced Zhao’s project, but showed that chatbots need limits.
By Ying ZhaoNature AI

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Originally published by Nature AI on Oct 12, 2026.
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