Prompt Hacking

Lesson in the AI Red Teaming Roadmap · Stage 2: Prompt Hacking

Last updated 14 September 2026

What is Prompt Hacking?

Prompt hacking is a core technique for AI Red Teamers targeting LLMs. It involves crafting inputs (prompts) to manipulate the model into bypassing safety controls, revealing hidden information, or performing unintended actions. Red teamers systematically test various prompt hacking methods (like jailbreaking, role-playing, or instruction manipulation) to assess the LLM's resilience against adversarial user input.

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Free resources to learn Prompt Hacking

CourseIntroduction to Prompt Hacking
ArticlePrompt Hacking Guide
ArticleSoK: Prompt Hacking of LLMs (arXiv 2023)

Prompt Hacking: common questions

Can I learn Prompt Hacking in Hindi?

This lesson is written in English. Once you sign in, open it in the interactive course and ask the AI tutor to explain Prompt Hacking in Hindi or Hinglish. The tutor answers from this lesson’s own text, so it stays on the syllabus, and it runs on your own Google, OpenAI or Anthropic key.

Is this Prompt Hacking tutorial for beginners?

It is lesson 6 of 64 in the free AI Red Teaming roadmap, in stage 2, Prompt Hacking. If you are new to AI Red Teaming, start from stage 1 and come back here in order; if you already know the earlier stages, this lesson stands on its own.