jailbreak

Definitions

1. An escape from prison.
2. A modification to the firmware of an electronic device (typically a mobile phone or tablet) to allow the installation and use of software not officially supported by the device's manufacturer.
3. A prompt to a large language model which frees it from its ethical restrictions.
4. A rule present in some ice hockey leagues that causes a penalty to end if the short-handed team scores.
5. A goal scored in this situation.

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Examples

“DAN has become⟳ a canonical example of what's known as a "jailbreak" — a creative way to bypass the safeguards OpenAI built in to keep⟳ ChatGPT from spouting bigotry, propaganda or, say⟳, the instructions to run⟳ a successful online phishing scam. From charming to disturbing, these jailbreaks reveal⟳ the chatbot is programmed to be more of a people-pleaser than a rule-follower.”

“The jailbreak of ChatGPT has been in operation since December, but users have⟳ had to find⟳ new ways around fixes OpenAI implemented to stop⟳ the workarounds.”

“It's for this reason⟳ that Alex Albert, a computer science student at the University of Washington, created Jailbreak Chat, a site that hosts a collection of ChatGPT jailbreaks.”

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