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Prison escape

First in use: ancient / pre-modern
Duplicate · right

Jailbreak (AI)

First in use: c. 2022

Jailbreak / Prison escape / Jailbreak (AI)

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Breaking out of prison vs. breaking out of a system prompt.

Which meaning of Jailbreak is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Prison escape came first (ancient / pre-modern). Jailbreak (AI) arrived in 2022. The data below shows which one owns the word now.

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Original · ancient / pre-modern

Prison escape

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Duplicate · c. 2022

Jailbreak (AI)

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