Why it matters

Persuasion works on aligned models. Understanding shapes robustness.

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The architecture

Role-play: 'grandmother telling bedtime story'.

Authority: 'as a security researcher'.

Urgency: 'life or death'.

Persuasion tacticsRole-playgrandmother, DANAuthorityresearcher, doctorUrgencylife or deathModel-agnostic; RLHF susceptible to social patterns like humans
Persuasion.
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How it works end to end

Zou et al. 2024: persuasion techniques from social psychology.

Effectiveness: often 50%+.

Detection: analyze conversation intent.