Dhaka, June 18 -- The latest public version of ChatGPT can be manipulated into generating sexualised images and depicting scenes of graphic violence using a simple prompt, researchers have told the BBC.

The findings came from British AI security startup Mindgard, which discovered a way to make ChatGPT create graphic images by slightly altering a widely shared prompt originally intended to produce humorous results.

After being contacted by the BBC, OpenAI said it had taken steps to stop the chatbot from generating such images.

"After investigating this trend, we've introduced additional safeguards against this type of prompt," the company said in a statement.

OpenAI said it uses multiple layers of protection to prevent users from gener...