Learn the Basics of Prompt Hacking

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Here's what you'll learn:

Introduction
PI + JB
Quiz
Assignment
We got Prompt Injected While Creating this Course
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Assignment
Defenses
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Review the Course
Exit Survey

About this Course

Prompt Hacking is crafting inputs or prompts to manipulate Large Language Models (LLMs), revealing vulnerabilities in how they interpret and respond to instructions. Often surprisingly simple, prompt hacking can involve subtle inputs, like a specific phrase, to bypass safeguards or reveal strange model behaviors.

Techniques such as prompt injection, jailbreaking, and prompt leaking can lead to serious risks like misinformation, data breaches, and system misuse. With LLMs increasingly deployed in sensitive areas such as healthcare, finance, and legal advisory, understanding and addressing these vulnerabilities is crucial.

This course explores key prompt hacking techniques, their real-world applications, and defense strategies. By the end of the course, you’ll have the skills to identify and defend against prompt-related threats and a deeper understanding of how to challenge, optimize, and secure LLMs effectively.

Skills You'll Gain

  • Prompt Injection Techniques: Master ethical prompt injection testing to identify and assess vulnerabilities in AI systems.

  • LLM Security Analysis: Analyze weaknesses in Large Language Models and develop strategies to strengthen system resilience.

  • Defense Implementation: Apply few-shot prompting and non-prompt-based security measures to protect AI applications.

  • Ethical AI Development: Build secure AI applications using responsible testing frameworks and cross-functional collaboration.

  • Jailbreak Prevention: Understand jailbreaking mechanisms and implement safeguards while maintaining model functionality.

Your Instructor: Sander Schulhoff

CEO of Learn Prompting

Sander Schulhoff is the Founder of Learn Prompting and an ML Researcher at the University of Maryland. He created the first open-source Prompt Engineering guide, which reached 3 million people and taught them to use tools like ChatGPT. Sander also led a team behind Prompt Report, the most comprehensive study of prompting ever done. This 76-page survey, co-authored with researchers from the University of Maryland, OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, Princeton, Stanford, and other leading institutions, analyzed 1,500+ academic papers and covered 200+ prompting techniques.

Course Format

  • Duration

    3 Days (self-paced). Bite-sized video lessons designed for busy learners, supplemented with quizzes and exercises.

  • Materials

    Engaging video content, interactive quizzes, and hands-on assignments.

  • Access

    Included with a Learn Prompting Plus subscription giving you access to our course library including this course (15 courses in total). Plus members also get instant certificates of completion for every course, ready to share on LinkedIn, Twitter, or anywhere you want to showcase your new skills.

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Ratings & Reviews

5 star rating

amazing information

Aze Abeti

5 star rating

Great Starting place into prompt security.

Dino Dino

This is a really good starting place. What I think would be cool is to add in more graphics for some of the areas.

This is a really good starting place. What I think would be cool is to add in more graphics for some of the areas.

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Take the Next Step in AI Security

Protect your AI systems and ensure their reliability. Enroll in the Prompt Hacking Course today and gain the tools to identify, assess, and defend against prompt vulnerabilities.

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