'Indiana Jones' jailbreak approach highlights vulnerabilities of existing LLMs

This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: Example of how the jailbreaking approach works. Credit: Ding et al. Large language models (LLMs), such as the model underpinning the functioning of the conversational agent ChatGPT, are becoming increasingly widespread worldwide. As many people are now turning to LLM-based platforms to source information and write context-specific texts, understanding their limitations and vulnerabilities is becoming increasingly vital. Researchers at the University of New South Wales in Australia and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore recently identified a new strategy to bypass an LLM's in-built safety filters, also known as a jailbreak attack. The new method they identified, dubbed Indiana Jones, was first introduced in a paper published on the arXiv preprint server. "Our team has a fascination with history ... Read full article.