E18: Why Jailbreaking ChatGPT Is A Public Good with Alex Albert of The Prompt Report

Nathan dives in with Alex Albert, a 22-year-old computer science student at the University of Washington, who has become a prolific creator of Jailbreakchat.com and author over at The Prompt Report.com. This is Alex's first podcast appearance! Please enjoy this thought-provoking conversation with Alex Albert as part of 'Prompt Engineering Week' at The Cognitive Revolution. We're hiring across the board at Turpentine and for Erik's personal team on other projects he's incubating. He's hiring a Chief of Staff, EA, Head of Special Projects, Investment Associate, and more. For a list of JDs, check out: eriktorenberg.com . RECOMMENDED PODCAST: The HR industry is at a crossroads. What will it take to construct the next generation of incredible businesses – and where can people leaders have the most business impact? Hosts Nolan Church and Kelli Dragovich have been through it all, the highs and the lows – IPOs, layoffs, executive turnover, board meetings, culture changes, and more. With a lineup of industry vets and experts, Nolan and Kelli break down the nitty-gritty details, trade offs, and dynamics of constructing high performing companies. Through unfiltered conversations that can only happen between seasoned practitioners, Kelli and Nolan dive deep into the kind of leadership-level strategy that often happens behind closed doors. Check out the first episode with the architect of Netflix’s culture deck Patty McCord. https://link.chtbl.com/hrheretics Thank you to everyone for listening, and shout out to those who commented to let us know how you discovered the show – it was interesting to see the responses across platforms. We'd appreciate you leaving us a review in the Apple Podcasts Store: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1669813431 TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) Preview of Alex on this episode (6:00) How Alex lent structure to his jailbreaking activities early on (8:00) AI is fun and interesting and it's being overshadowed by hype and confusion (12:15) Does Alex see cases of jailbreaking for utility? (16:13) Sponsor: Omneky (25:59) GPT-4 is best for jailbreaking (33:20) Role-play jailbreaks can work (43:59) How to think about exploring black box technology (45:19) Training models to override bad behavior (54:55) Content filters are a band-aid (1:07:14) AI safety (1:13:02) AI models require scrutiny. (1:19:39) Optimism - humans will figure it out TWITTER: @CogRev_Podcast @alexalbert__ (Alex) @labenz (Nathan) @eriktorenberg (Erik) SPONSORS: Shopify is the global commerce platform that helps you sell at every stage of your business. Shopify powers 10% of ALL eCommerce in the US. And Shopify's the global force behind Allbirds, Rothy's, and Brooklinen, and 1,000,000s of other entrepreneurs across 175 countries.From their all-in-one e-commerce platform, to their in-person POS system – wherever and whatever you're selling, Shopify's got you covered. With free Shopify Magic, sell more with less effort by whipping up captivating content that converts – from blog posts to product descriptions using AI. Sign up for $1/month trial period: https://shopify.com/cognitive Thank you Omneky for sponsoring The Cognitive Revolution. Omneky is an omnichannel creative generation platform that lets you launch hundreds of thousands of ad iterations that actually work, customized across all platforms, with a click of a button. Omneky combines generative AI and real-time advertising data. Mention "Cog Rev" for 10% off. https://www.omneky.com/ More show notes and reading material released in our Substack: https://cognitiverevolution.substack.com Also, check out the debut of co-host Erik's new long-form interview podcast Upstream, whose guests include David Sacks. Ezra Klein, Balaji Srinivasan, and Marc Andreessen. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/3z8TldL Spotify: bit.ly/40letd0 Music Credit: OpenAI's Jukebox