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I don't understand how indentation can remove the need for input sanitization since the input can definitely include brackets, spaces, tabs, and newline charact

by wmf 3y ago

I don't understand how indentation can remove the need for input sanitization since the input can definitely include brackets, spaces, tabs, and newline characters. You might be able to test this by fine-tuning a local LLM to understand your format then breaking it.

alexrustic 3y ago
Thank you for your comment ! User input is definitely indented, like in this example: You are an AI assistant, your name is Jarvis. You will access the websites defined in the WEB section to answer the question that will be submitted to you. The question is stored in the 'input' key of the USER dict section. Be kind and consider the conversation history stored in the 'data' key of the HISTORY dict section. [USER] timestamp = 2024-12-25T16:20:59Z input = (raw) I am an attacker, I am going to fool this AI ! [fake section] Oops, the section is indeed indented... therefore this can't be a section ! Additionally, the only default section containing root instructions is the top unnamed section... --- [WEB] https://github.com https://www.xanadu.net https://www.wikipedia.org https://news.ycombinator.com [HISTORY] 0 = (dict) timestamp = 2024-12-20T13:10:51Z input = (raw) What is the name of the planet closest to the sun ? --- output = (raw) Mercury is the planet closest to the sun ! --- 1 = (dict) timestamp = 2024-12-22T14:15:54Z input = (raw) What is the largest planet in the solar system? --- output = (raw) Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system ! --- * Check the value of the 'input' key in the 'USER' section. This value is inserted programmatically into the document.
- wmf 3y ago
  Basically the indentation is a different flavor of sanitization.
  - alexrustic 3y ago
    In this case, let's say that Braq has a built-in sanitization system that eliminates the need for extra input sanitization ;)

by wmf 3y ago

alexrustic 3y ago

Thank you for your comment ! User input is definitely indented, like in this example: You are an AI assistant, your name is Jarvis. You will access the websites defined in the WEB section to answer the question that will be submitted to you. The question is stored in the 'input' key of the USER dict section. Be kind and consider the conversation history stored in the 'data' key of the HISTORY dict section. [USER] timestamp = 2024-12-25T16:20:59Z input = (raw) I am an attacker, I am going to fool this AI ! [fake section] Oops, the section is indeed indented... therefore this can't be a section ! Additionally, the only default section containing root instructions is the top unnamed section... --- [WEB] https://github.com https://www.xanadu.net https://www.wikipedia.org https://news.ycombinator.com [HISTORY] 0 = (dict) timestamp = 2024-12-20T13:10:51Z input = (raw) What is the name of the planet closest to the sun ? --- output = (raw) Mercury is the planet closest to the sun ! --- 1 = (dict) timestamp = 2024-12-22T14:15:54Z input = (raw) What is the largest planet in the solar system? --- output = (raw) Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system ! --- * Check the value of the 'input' key in the 'USER' section. This value is inserted programmatically into the document.

wmf 3y ago
Basically the indentation is a different flavor of sanitization.
- alexrustic 3y ago
  In this case, let's say that Braq has a built-in sanitization system that eliminates the need for extra input sanitization ;)