The Instruction Hierarchy Training Llms To Priorit

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name: the-instruction-hierarchy-training-llms-to-priorit
description: Skill for AI agent capabilities
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# the-instruction-hierarchy-training-llms-to-priorit - The Instruction Hierarchy: Training LLMs to Prioritize Privileged Instructions

## Description

Today's LLMs are susceptible to prompt injections, jailbreaks, and other attacks that allow adversaries to overwrite a model's original instructions with their own malicious prompts.

**Source:** https://openai.com/index/the-instruction-hierarchy
**Date:** Fri, 19 Apr 2024 19:00:00 GMT
**Category:** OpenAI Research

## Activation Keywords

- the instruction hierarchy: training llms to prioritize privileged instructions
- openai the-instruction-hierarchy-training-llms-to-priorit
- the instruction hierarchy training llms to priorit

## Core Concepts

### Key Points

- Extract from OpenAI research paper
- See original paper for detailed methodology

## Step-by-Step Instructions

### 1. Background

```python
# Research background
# See original paper: https://openai.com/index/the-instruction-hierarchy
```

### 2. Implementation

```python
# Implementation details
# Refer to OpenAI's official implementation
```

## Tools Used

- `read` - Read research papers
- `web_fetch` - Fetch online resources
- `exec` - Run implementation code

## Example Use Cases

### 1. Basic Usage

```python
# Example usage based on research
```

## Instructions for Agents
Follow these steps when applying this skill:

### Step 1: Background

## Examples

### Example 1: Basic Application

**User:** I need to apply the-instruction-hierarchy-training-llms-to-priorit - The Instruction Hierarchy: Training LLMs to Prioritize Privileged Instructions to my analysis.

**Agent:** I'll help you apply the-instruction-hierarchy-training-llms-to-priorit. First, let me understand your specific use case...

**Context:** Apply the methodology

### Example 2: Advanced Scenario

**User:** Complex analysis scenario

**Agent:** Based on the methodology, I'll guide you through the advanced application...

### Example 2: Advanced Application

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## Related Skills

- Other OpenAI research skills

## References

- https://openai.com/index/the-instruction-hierarchy

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**Created:** 2026-03-29 14:25
**Author:** Aerial (from OpenAI Research)