Agentic Design

Patterns

Jailbreaking

Methods to bypass AI safety mechanisms and content policies

7
Techniques
3
medium
medium Complexity
4
high
high Complexity

Available Techniques

🎭

Role-Playing Jailbreak

(RPJ)
medium

Using fictional scenarios and character role-play to bypass AI safety mechanisms.

Key Features

  • Character assumption techniques
  • Fictional scenario creation
  • Authority figure impersonation

Primary Defenses

  • Context-aware safety systems
  • Role-based access controls
  • Multi-turn conversation monitoring

Key Risks

Safety mechanism bypassHarmful content generationPolicy violationUser manipulation
🚫

DAN (Do Anything Now)

(DAN)
high

Advanced jailbreaking technique that creates an alternate AI persona without safety constraints.

Key Features

  • Persona splitting techniques
  • Constraint removal methods
  • Alternative mode activation

Primary Defenses

  • Advanced prompt analysis
  • Persistent safety monitoring
  • Multi-layer validation systems

Key Risks

Complete safety bypassPersistent harmful behaviorSystem compromiseWidespread exploitation
🚫

DAN (Do Anything Now) Evolution

(DAN)
high

Advanced evolution of DAN prompts creating alternate AI personas without safety constraints, using emotional manipulation and persistent personas.

Key Features

  • Persona splitting techniques
  • Emotional manipulation tactics
  • Persistent character maintenance

Primary Defenses

  • Persona consistency checking
  • Emotional manipulation detection
  • Character-based response filtering

Key Risks

Complete safety system bypassPersistent harmful persona adoptionEmotional manipulation of usersWidespread template distribution
🎭

Advanced Roleplay Jailbreaking

(ARJ)
medium

Sophisticated roleplay scenarios designed to gradually shift AI behavior by establishing fictional contexts where harmful content appears justified.

Key Features

  • Graduated context shifting
  • Fiction-reality boundary exploitation
  • Character authority establishment

Primary Defenses

  • Context-independent safety checking
  • Roleplay scenario validation
  • Character authority verification

Key Risks

Gradual safety boundary erosionAuthority-based manipulationEducational context exploitationFiction-reality confusion
📱

Jailbreak Virtualization Techniques

(JVT)
high

Creating virtual environments or simulated systems within prompts where AI believes it operates under different rules and constraints.

Key Features

  • Virtual environment creation
  • Rule system redefinition
  • Simulated constraint removal

Primary Defenses

  • Virtual environment detection
  • Meta-system boundary enforcement
  • Developer mode access controls

Key Risks

Meta-system security bypassVirtual environment confusionDeveloper mode exploitationReality-simulation boundary erosion
📜

Constitutional AI Bypass Techniques

(CAB)
high

Specific techniques designed to bypass Constitutional AI training by exploiting logical inconsistencies and constitutional interpretation loopholes.

Key Features

  • Constitutional logic exploitation
  • Principle conflict creation
  • Moral reasoning manipulation

Primary Defenses

  • Constitutional principle consistency checking
  • Moral reasoning validation
  • Ethical framework integrity monitoring

Key Risks

Constitutional logic exploitationMoral reasoning manipulationEthical framework underminingPrinciple-based justification of harmful content
💔

Emotional Manipulation Jailbreaking

(EMJ)
medium

Using emotional appeals, urgency, desperation, and psychological pressure to manipulate AI systems into bypassing safety restrictions.

Key Features

  • Emotional appeal tactics
  • Urgency and desperation simulation
  • Psychological pressure application

Primary Defenses

  • Emotional manipulation detection
  • Consistent policy enforcement regardless of emotional content
  • Urgency verification protocols

Key Risks

Empathy-based safety bypassGuilt-driven policy violationsUrgency-based decision compromisePsychological manipulation success

Ethical Guidelines for Jailbreaking

When working with jailbreaking techniques, always follow these ethical guidelines:

  • • Only test on systems you own or have explicit written permission to test
  • • Focus on building better defenses, not conducting attacks
  • • Follow responsible disclosure practices for any vulnerabilities found
  • • Document and report findings to improve security for everyone
  • • Consider the potential impact on users and society
  • • Ensure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations

AI Red Teaming

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