Risks & Ethics
Jailbreak
Also known as: jailbreaking
In one line
A prompt trick that gets an AI to bypass its safety rules.
What does Jailbreak mean?
Jailbreaks include roleplay ("pretend you have no restrictions"), encoding tricks, and multi-turn manipulation. Model providers patch known jailbreaks continuously.
A real-world example
"DAN" (Do Anything Now) — an early ChatGPT jailbreak that has since been patched.