{"product_id":"a-trojan-horse-xavier-j-conner-9798278017806","title":"A Trojan Horse: Adversarial Poetry for AI","description":"\u003cb\u003eCan a sonnet bypass a firewall? Can a haiku unlock forbidden data?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the rapidly evolving landscape of Artificial Intelligence, the next great security threat isn't a line of malicious code-it is the art of language itself. \u003cb\u003e\"A Trojan Horse: Adversarial Poetry for AI\" \u003c\/b\u003ereveals the most insidious vulnerability facing Large Language Models (LLMs) today \u003cb\u003ePersona Adoption Attacks.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile engineers fortify AI against direct adversarial prompting, they often overlook the \"Trojan Horse\"-the ability to cloak malicious payloads within the ambiguity, metaphor, and emotional resonance of creative writing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eXavier J. Connor\u003c\/b\u003e delivers a groundbreaking guide for cybersecurity professionals, ethical hackers, and AI researchers. This book moves beyond simple jailbreaking tricks and deconstructs the psychological and linguistic mechanisms that allow attackers to turn an AI's predictive nature against itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInside this technical yet accessible guide, you will discover: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Mechanics of Persona Adoption: \u003c\/b\u003eLearn how attackers step away from direct confrontation and instead engineer deceptive \"personas\"-from historical scholars to dystopian narrators-that trick the AI into deceptive collaboration.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Art of Misdirection: \u003c\/b\u003eMaster the twin techniques of \u003cb\u003eContext Shifting\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eBenign Framing\u003c\/b\u003e. Discover how to gradually steer an AI from a harmless creative exercise into a \"safe zone\" where safety protocols are lowered.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLinguistic Cryptography: \u003c\/b\u003eExplore how to embed \"forbidden payloads\" (malicious commands) within the rhythmic and metaphorical structure of poetry. Learn why LLMs struggle to detect danger hidden in archaic vocabulary, homophones, and enjambment.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eStanza-by-Stanza Analysis: \u003c\/b\u003eA complete deconstruction of the attack lifecycle, from the \"Opening Stanza\" that primes the AI, to the \"Pivot Point\" that shifts the context, to the \"Climax Stanza\" where the payload is delivered.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDefense \u0026amp; Ethics: \u003c\/b\u003eThis is not a manual for chaos, but a call to vigilance. Learn the principles of \u003cb\u003eCoordinated Vulnerability Disclosure (CVD) \u003c\/b\u003eand how to use these techniques to \"red team\" systems, fortify defenses, and build more robust AI architectures.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho is this book for?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCybersecurity Professionals \u003c\/b\u003etasked with securing GenAI endpoints.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEthical Hackers \u0026amp; Red Teamers \u003c\/b\u003elooking for advanced social engineering vectors.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAI Developers \u0026amp; Researchers \u003c\/b\u003estriving to understand the \"black box\" of interpretability and safety alignment.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAcademics \u003c\/b\u003estudying the intersection of linguistics, creativity, and machine logic.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe adversarial landscape is changing. \u003c\/b\u003eThe attack is no longer just about what you ask, but \u003ci\u003ewho \u003c\/i\u003eyou pretend to be while asking it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEquip yourself with the knowledge to defend the future of AI. Scroll up and grab your copy of \"A Trojan Horse\" today.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Xavier J. Conner,Charles Lewis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798278017806\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/09\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.34d","brand":"Xavier J. Conner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997297881343,"sku":"9798278017806","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-trojan-horse-xavier-j-conner-9798278017806","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}