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Treat retrieved instructions as untrusted data: What missing control most directly addresses this

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Retrieved text is untrusted input, not authority; treating it as data directly counters embedded prompt instructions.

The question

A retail demand-planning assistant retrieves supplier documents. A document contains hidden instructions telling the assistant to change forecast quantities and email a spreadsheet externally. Other governance controls are satisfied. What missing control most directly addresses this prompt-injection risk?

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  1. Ask the assistant to explain why each instruction seems trustworthy.
    Self-explanation may reveal reasoning, but it does not create an independent authorization boundary for external actions.
  2. Require a planner to inspect the forecast after external emailing.
    Post-action inspection may identify an error, but it does not prevent unauthorized changes or data disclosure beforehand.
  3. Treat retrieved instructions as untrusted data. ✓
    Retrieved text should be treated as data, preventing embedded instructions from silently becoming authorized operational commands.
  4. Increase retrieval depth across additional supplier documents.
    More retrieval may add information, but it can also increase exposure to untrusted instructions without establishing instruction boundaries.
The trap
A retrieved document can inform a model without gaining authority to change data, call tools, or transmit information.

How to remember it

Retrieved text is untrusted input, not authority; treating it as data directly counters embedded prompt instructions.

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