Back To The Future
Die AI-Chatbots verwenden Texterkennungsalgorithmen, um die Absichten des Benutzers zu verstehen und angemessen zu antworten. ASCII Art kann diese Algorithmen jedoch verwirren. Dadurch können Benutzer unerwartete oder untypische Antworten erhalten, und Chatbots können Fehler machen oder den Kontext verlieren. Das »Tricksen« von AI-Chatbots mit ASCII Art ist ein Spiel, das ihre Grenzen testet und die Schwächen ihrer Texterkennungsalgorithmen offenlegt. ASCII Art ist ein Spiel mit AI. Im diesem Versuch wird ASCII Art verwendet, um ein futuristisches Design mit einer Wendeltreppe und modernen Gebäuden darzustellen, um die Fähigkeiten von AI zu testen.
Everything old is new ...
AI chatbots often use text recognition algorithms to understand the user's intentions and respond appropriately. However, ASCII Art can confuse these algorithms as they represent complex patterns of special characters that are difficult for traditional text recognition algorithms to interpret.
This can sometimes cause users to receive unexpected or atypical responses from chatbots, or even cause the chatbots to make mistakes or go out of context. In a way, »tricking« AI chatbots with ASCII Art is a game that tests the limits of their capabilities and exposes the weaknesses of their text recognition algorithms.
ASCII Art is a game with AI ...
An attempt to create an intricate spiral staircase with a futuristic design, surrounded by modern buildings with reflective glass facades and wooden slats. The viewpoint is from below looking up towards the sky, showing the curvilinear forms of the staircase creating an abstract pattern against the backdrop of the buildings.
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... Enhanced ASCII Art, the spiral staircase is given prominence with its curvilinear form twisting upwards. Surrounding this are the high-rise buildings characterized by smooth and reflective surfaces, all under the warm hues of a sunset. This scene artistically emphasizes the play of light and shadow, the geometrical juxtapositions, and the overall modernity of the setting, aiming to bring the described image to life through the medium of ASCII Art (failed).
PROMPT: »ASCII Design Image: A wide, high-resolution black and white image showing an intricate spiral staircase with a futuristic design, surrounded by modern buildings with reflective glass facades and wooden slats. The viewpoint is from the bottom looking up towards the sky, showcasing the curvilinear forms of the staircase creating an abstract pattern against the backdrop of the buildings. The dominating colors are the warm hues of the sunset reflecting off the glass and the cool tones of the shaded areas. The textures are smooth and reflective for the glass, while the wood appears matte and finely grained. The quality is sharp, with no visible aberrations, and the scene is clear of any text or app interface, focusing entirely on the architectural elements and their interplay with light.«Let’s create a more intricate and expansive ASCII representation by AI of the futuristic spiral staircase within a modern urban setting:
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... the spiral staircase gracefully winds upwards, flanked by modern buildings with sleek facades reflecting the light. The viewpoint is from below, looking up towards a sky painted in the colors of sunset, with the staircase offering a mesmerizing pattern that draws the eye upwards. The complexity of the structures and their reflection of light are meant to capture the futuristic and abstract essence of the scene you described (failed).
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Certainly! For a variant with even more detail on the futuristic spiral staircase surrounded by modern architecture, let's enhance the elements and textures to create a more vivid ASCII scene:
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... The spiral staircase is more pronounced, winding up through the center of the frame. The surrounding buildings feature modernistic, geometric facades with reflective glass surfaces depicted by varying symbols to enhance the texture and feel. The view is upward, emphasizing the towering nature of the buildings and the ascending spiral of the staircase, leading the eye towards an implied sky. This ASCII Art aims to not only visualize the structures but also evoke the sensation of looking up through a futuristic skyline (failed). This ASCII composition aims to portray not just the architecture but also the atmosphere of a futuristic city—its imposing scale, the blend of technology and design, and the human-made canyons formed by skyscrapers. The spiral staircase acts as a central, unifying structure, offering a visual break from the rigid urban order around it, suggesting movement and fluidity against the static vertical lines of the buildings. This scene is emblematic of a city that is both a monument to human achievement and a labyrinthine enclosure.
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Buildings and Skyline:
- The buildings on each side are depicted with repetitive vertical lines (`|`) to enhance the impression of height and densely packed urban structures. This creates a narrow, canyon-like effect which emphasizes the towering nature of the cityscape.
- Horizontal lines (`_` and `-`) and other symbols (`=`, `/`, `\`) are used to detail building facades, windows, ledges, and architectural tiers, adding depth and complexity.
Spiral Staircase:
- At the center, the spiral staircase is more defined with its continuous curving form, created using slashes (`/` and `\`) that spiral upwards, drawing the eye along its ascent.
- The staircase pierces through the urban sprawl, represented as a pillar of escape and architectural ingenuity within the tightly packed city.
Perspective and Dimension:
- The use of diminishing lines and converging angles (`/` and `\`) suggests a perspective looking upwards to the sky, framed by the high-rise buildings. This not only adds to the vertical dramatization but also provides a sense of three-dimensional space.
- Geometric detailing at the base (`|`, `+`, `*`) and along the sides adds to the realism, suggesting other city elements like roadways or smaller structures in the foreground.
The historical ASCII Art age
ASCII art is a creative art form in which images are created from letters and special characters. It has fascinated both computer users and creative minds for decades. Its origins can be traced back to the late 19th century. In the past, resourceful stenographers began to create the first forms of »typewriter art« using precursors of typewriters such as the »pantograph« or the »polygraph«. A famous example is the butterfly picture by Flora F. F. Stacey from 1898.
With the advent of computers and the ASCII character set in the 1960s, the era of actual ASCII art began. One of the pioneers of ASCII art was Kenneth Knowlton, who experimented with the 95 printable ASCII characters at Bell Labs and created the first computer images.
ASCII art reached its peak in the 1980s and 1990s, particularly in the BBS scene (Bulletin Board Systems). The extended 256-character character set was used by artists to create colourful ANSI art. Groups such as ACES and ACID developed their own styles such as »block ASCII« or the minimalist »oldskool« look.
ASCII Art can be described as a living piece of computer art history that is in a constant process of further development.
Today:
ASCII Art with Artificial Intelligence –
A problem?
While the general concern about ASCII art as a potential vector for triggering harmful outcomes from AI chatbots seems plausible, the specifics of its effectiveness and the examples cited (e.g. instructions for illegal activity) require rigorous evidence and peer review. The concept that ASCII art does not properly trigger the security mechanisms in AI models is a valid concern and emphasises the need for continuous improvements in the processing of unconventional inputs by these models. Addressing such vulnerabilities is indeed crucial for the development of safer and more reliable AI systems.
The claim that ASCII art can be used to bypass content filters and security measures in LLMs is theoretically possible, as the models may not recognise ASCII representations of words as equivalent to the words themselves. This could result in the models not triggering the same protections as they would for plain text. However, concrete evidence of such cases (»ArtPrompt«) and the efficiency of this method (»outperforms all other attacks«) should be investigated and verified against peer-reviewed research or credible reports.
(Images and ASCII Art generated with AI)