Summon a demon and bind it: A grounded theory of LLM red teaming (IMAGE)
Caption
Naming the activity with an image. Answer to the question “What do you call this activity?” (Promptmancer, “A portrait of a promptmancer in the Lab” by feddie xtzeth—https://objkt.com/asset/KT1EEMp7Z2Dk2vKGYLYuJJiJgTdNSzsnGUyd/0). Promptmancer shows a character whose face resembles a black skull with red eyes sitting at a table with slightly raised hands, seemingly manipulating abstract shapes and figures on the wall in front of them without physical touch. The piece has a distinct science fantasy vibe with vivid, almost neon colors and a futuristic-looking helmet and suit. The title, Promptmancer, evokes the association of divination magic, as though by writing prompts in their “lab”, the character is practicing magic and conjuring forces. The character is smoking a cigarette, which elicits associations to a sweatshop worker, or at least portrays the activity as distinctly earthly (as in not-esoteric) or trivial.
Credit
Inie et al., 2025, PLOS One, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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CC BY