Bypassing AI Guardrails

Most of us have played around with prompt engineering by now, experimenting with different ways to get an AI to do exactly what we want. It really comes down to the ā€˜magic words’-the specific phrases and framing that can either trigger a perfect response or leave the model confused. It’s like the difference between ā€œWingardium Levi-O-saā€(explode) and ā€œWingardium Levio-saā€(levitation) Levi-O-sa v/s Levio-sa Jailbreaking Much like finding the perfect prompt to get a high-quality result, crafting specific words or phrases can be used to navigate around an AI’s built-in guardrails - often called ā€œjailbreaking.ā€ It’s essentially the art of finding a loophole in the AI’s logic. These methods take advantage of the fact that human language is flexible and messy, and AI models sometimes struggle to tell the difference between a helpful instruction and a ā€œhackerā€ trick. ...

December 30, 2025 Ā· 5 min

From Zero to 10k

I have never been a runner. In fact, before this, I hadn’t run a single mile in my life. If you asked me a few months ago, I would have told you I don’t run unless something is chasing me. Despite my history as a non-runner, I stepped up to the starting line of the BMW Dallas Marathon 10k. I crossed the finish line with a time of 1:14:34 - and even managed to clock a new 5k personal record of 32:00 along the way. ...

December 24, 2025 Ā· 6 min