AI glossary · Ethics, safety and privacy
AI jailbreak
An AI jailbreak is a prompt designed to trick a chatbot into ignoring its safety rules and producing content it is meant to refuse.
Also called jailbreaking, jailbreak prompt
In more detail
Jailbreaks often use role-play, hypothetical framing or long, confusing instructions. AI companies patch known jailbreaks, and new ones keep appearing.
It is related to, but different from, prompt injection, where hidden instructions come from content the AI reads rather than from the user.
Related terms
Prompt injectionPrompt injection is an attack where hidden instructions in content an AI reads, such as a web page or email, trick it into doing something it shouldn’t.GuardrailsGuardrails are checks and limits built into an AI product to stop harmful, off-topic or unauthorised outputs and actions.Red teamingRed teaming is deliberately attacking an AI system, the way an adversary would, to find weaknesses before it is released.
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