Emily M. Bender critiques "jailbreak" terminology for LLMs

By PulseAugur Editorial · [1 sources] · 2026-07-04 21:18

Emily M. Bender argues against the use of the term "jailbreak" when discussing large language models. She believes the term anthropomorphizes the models and incorrectly frames them as being confined or imprisoned. Bender suggests that alternative phrasing should be adopted to avoid these misleading connotations. AI

IMPACT Discourages anthropomorphic language in AI discussions, promoting clearer and more accurate descriptions of model behavior.

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Emily M. Bender critiques "jailbreak" terminology for LLMs

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Bluesky Jetstream — AI desk TIER_1 English(EN) · emilymbender.bsky.social · 2026-07-04 21:18

Not included here, but "jailbreak" should be left behind too, both on grounds of anthropomorphization and because it frames the poor LLM as being locked away.

Not included here, but "jailbreak" should be left behind too, both on grounds of anthropomorphization and because it frames the poor LLM as being locked away.

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Not included here, but "jailbreak" should be left behind too, both on grounds of anthropomorphization and because it frames the poor LLM as being locked away.

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