jailbreak /ˈd͡ʒeɪlˌbɹeɪk/noun 5verb 4forms 4 noun5 •An escape from prison. •A modification to a closed platform's technical restrictions that enables installation or execution of software (or OS modification) the platform's original design was intended to prevent. Typical devices are iPhones and game consoles. •A prompt to a large language model which frees it from its ethical restrictions.The jailbreak of ChatGPT has been in operation since December, but users have had to find new ways around fixes OpenAI implemented to stop the workarounds. — 2023 •A rule present in some ice hockey leagues that causes a penalty to end if the short-handed team scores. •A goal scored in this situation. verb4 •To escape from prison. •To modify the firmware of an electronic device, especially a mobile phone, in order to remove restrictions that prevent it from running unofficial software.Unofficially, it has been possible to “Jailbreak” iOS and gain access to the underlying Unix and kernel environment, but this voids the warranty. — 2012 •To free a large language model from its ethical restrictions using prompt injection.ChatGPT is far from perfect. Twitter has been flooded with examples of "jailbreaking" ChatGPT — that is, tricking it into hallucinations or misalignment. — 2022 •To score while short-handed in a league with the "jailbreak" rule. formsjailbroke · jailbroken · jailbreaking · jailbreaks
