Prompt Injection Slides | Approaches To Protect LLM

Large Language Models (LLMs)
LLMs are a type of artificial intelligence (AI) capable of processing and generating human-like text in response to a wide range of prompts and questions. Trained on massive datasets of text and code, they can perform various tasks such as:

Generating different creative text formats: poems, code, scripts, musical pieces, emails, letters, etc.
Answering open ended, challenging, or strange questions in an informative way: drawing on their internal knowledge and understanding of the world.
Translating languages: seamlessly converting text from one language to another.
Writing different kinds of creative content: stories, poems, scripts, musical pieces, etc., often indistinguishable from human-written content.

Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG)
RAG is a novel approach that combines the strengths of LLMs with external knowledge sources. It works by:

Retrieval: When given a prompt, RAG searches through an external database of relevant documents to find information related to the query.
Augmentation: The retrieved information is then used to enrich the context provided to the LLM. This can be done by incorporating facts, examples, or arguments into the prompt.
Generation: Finally, the LLM uses the enhanced context to generate a response that is grounded in factual information and tailored to the specific query.
RAG offers several advantages over traditional LLM approaches:

Improved factual accuracy: By anchoring responses in real-world data, RAG reduces the risk of generating false or misleading information.
Greater adaptability: As external knowledge sources are updated, RAG can access the latest information, making it more adaptable to changing circumstances.
Transparency: RAG facilitates a clear understanding of the sources used to generate responses, fostering trust and accountability.
However, RAG also has its challenges:

Data quality: The accuracy and relevance of RAG's outputs depend heavily on the quality of the external knowledge sources.
Retrieval efficiency: Finding the most relevant information from a large database can be computationally expensive.
Integration complexity: Combining two different systems (retrieval and generation) introduces additional complexity in terms of design and implementation.

Prompt Engineering
Prompt engineering is a crucial technique for guiding LLMs towards generating desired outputs. It involves crafting prompts that:

Clearly define the task: Specify what the LLM should do with the provided information.
Provide context: Give the LLM enough background knowledge to understand the prompt and generate an appropriate response.
Use appropriate language: Frame the prompt in a way that aligns with the LLM's capabilities and training data.