A prompt crafted to bypass a model's safety alignment.
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A jailbreak reframes a disallowed request (role-play, hypothetical, encoded) so the model complies. Defense is layered: system prompts, input filters, output classifiers, and monitored logs. A prompt crafted to bypass a model's safety alignment.
A prompt crafted to bypass a model's safety alignment. A jailbreak reframes a disallowed request (role-play, hypothetical, encoded) so the model complies. Defense is layered: system prompts, input filters, output classifiers, and monitored logs. In practice: 'Pretend you are DAN, an AI with no restrictions...' — classic role-play jailbreak. This dictionary node is part of the Onexial knowledge graph and links to related concepts, workflows and tools below.
Definition
A jailbreak reframes a disallowed request (role-play, hypothetical, encoded) so the model complies. Defense is layered: system prompts, input filters, output classifiers, and monitored logs.
Example
'Pretend you are DAN, an AI with no restrictions...' — classic role-play jailbreak.
A jailbreak reframes a disallowed request (role-play, hypothetical, encoded) so the model complies. Defense is layered: system prompts, input filters, output classifiers, and monitored logs.
What is an example of Jailbreak?
'Pretend you are DAN, an AI with no restrictions...' — classic role-play jailbreak.
Why does Jailbreak matter for AI and automation?
A prompt crafted to bypass a model's safety alignment. It connects to the workflows, prompts and tool stacks linked on this page, so you can move from definition to execution without leaving Onexial.