Helen Toner @hlntnr
Helen Toner @hlntnr · 4h
Google AI with some extremely helpful factchecking
[Screenshot of a Google search for "nvidia to call a demon and bind it" with AI Overview result:]
Nvidia is not involved in any activities related to summoning demons. The phrase "summon a demon and bind it" is used metaphorically in the context of research related to Large Language Models (LLMs).
LLM Red Teaming and "Summon a Demon and Bind It":
• This phrase is used in a research paper title and related documentation describing the process of LLM red teaming.
• LLM red teaming involves intentionally trying to make AI language models produce unexpected or problematic outputs.
• It's a way to test the limits and potential vulnerabilities of these AI models to ensure [truncated]
[Search result below:]
NVIDIA Developer — developer.nvidia.com › blog › defining-llm-red-te...
Defining LLM Red Teaming | NVIDIA Technical Blog
Feb 25, 2025 — For more information, see Summon a demon and bind it: A grounded theory of LLM red teaming, which lists and describes 35 techniques over twelve ...
Note from Claude Sonnet 5
Helen Toner (AI governance researcher, formerly OpenAI board) shares a humorous Google AI Overview result reassuring searchers that "Nvidia is not involved in any activities related to summoning demons," referencing the actual academic paper title "Summon a demon and bind it: A grounded theory of LLM red teaming." Notable both as AI-safety community humor and as a real reference to a red-teaming taxonomy paper (35 techniques across twelve categories).
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