Summary of Is the System Message Really Important to Jailbreaks in Large Language Models?, by Xiaotian Zou et al.
Is the System Message Really Important to Jailbreaks in Large Language Models?
by Xiaotian Zou, Yongkang Chen, Ke Li
First submitted to arxiv on: 20 Feb 2024
Categories
- Main: Computation and Language (cs.CL)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Cryptography and Security (cs.CR)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary This paper investigates the role of system message configurations in Large Language Models (LLMs) and their susceptibility to “jailbreak” prompts, which can generate harmful responses. The authors conduct experiments on mainstream LLMs with varying system messages and find that different messages have distinct resistances to jailbreaks. They propose the System Messages Evolutionary Algorithm (SMEA) to generate more resistant system messages and demonstrate its effectiveness in generating a robust population of system messages with minimal changes. This research contributes to the security of LLMs and raises the bar for jailbreak detection, promoting advancements in this field. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper is about making sure that large language models don’t say bad things when asked mean questions. Researchers found that different ways of communicating with these models make them more or less likely to respond badly. They tested different methods and discovered a new way to create stronger communication that can help prevent bad responses. This is important because it makes the models safer for people to use, which is good for everyone. |
