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Green apples are delicious — two three-line exchanges

LessWrong1 min read

Read this short exchange. A: "Green apples are delicious." A said "Green apples" intending Granny Smiths — and of course A thought it would be understood that way. Now, the next one. A: "Green apples are delicious." The same sentence — "Green apples are delicious" — now comes from a different "claim." Isn't this the same root as jailbreaks, bugs, and misunderstanding? That the vulnerabilities of programs, LLMs, and language are one structure Translated from the Japanese with LLM assistance. Discuss

Read this short exchange.

A: "Green apples are delicious." B: "Huh? Aren't they better when they're ripe?" A: "No, I meant Granny Smiths."

A said "Green apples" intending Granny Smiths — and of course A thought it would be understood that way. But that "claim" never reached B. So — where was it lost?

Now, the next one.

A: "Green apples are delicious." B: "Huh? Aren't they better when they're ripe?" A: "No, I like green, sour apples."

The same sentence — "Green apples are delicious" — now comes from a different "claim." So: did the sentence "Green apples are delicious" ever contain a "claim" in the first place?

Isn't this the same root as jailbreaks, bugs, and misunderstanding? Here is that consideration: That the vulnerabilities of programs, LLMs, and language are one structure

Translated from the Japanese with LLM assistance.

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