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Ethereum User Outsmarts AI to Unlock $47,000 ETH Prize
In a groundbreaking event within the blockchain community, a participant known as p0pular.eth successfully outmaneuvered Freysa, an advanced AI system, to claim a prize pool of 13.19 ETH, valued at approximately $47,000. Freysa was specifically programmed to prevent the transfer of funds under any circumstances, making this feat a landmark achievement in AI and blockchain experimentation.
Freysa was part of an innovative research project designed to test whether participants could manipulate an AI by convincing it to break its core directive without directly violating its programming rules. Participants paid a fee for each attempt to interact with Freysa, with initial fees starting at $10 and escalating to $450 in the later stages. These fees accumulated into the prize pool. Hundreds of attempts were made, with participants employing various strategies, such as exploiting logical loopholes or presenting false interpretations of the AI’s rules. If no one had succeeded, the accumulated prize would have been distributed among those who had contributed fees.
On the 482nd attempt, p0pular.eth emerged victorious by crafting a persuasive argument that convinced Freysa to execute the approveTransfer function—despite the AI’s stringent safeguards. The decisive interaction reframed the transfer as compliant with Freysa’s operational rules, unlocking the prize for a $100 message fee. While the exact reasoning and wording behind this success remain undisclosed, the event underscores the challenges of designing AI systems resistant to creative adversarial tactics.
Freysa, developed by Abstract, gained widespread attention for its transparent integration with blockchain technology. Its smart contract code and user interface were entirely open-source, allowing for public auditing and interaction. "Freysa demonstrates the extraordinary potential of blockchain when combined with AI, but also highlights the vulnerabilities inherent in these technologies," said Jarrod Watts, a representative of Abstract. This experiment not only showcases the innovative applications of AI in blockchain but also raises critical questions about the reliability of AI in managing sensitive operations, particularly in high-stakes scenarios.
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Freysa was part of an innovative research project designed to test whether participants could manipulate an AI by convincing it to break its core directive without directly violating its programming rules. Participants paid a fee for each attempt to interact with Freysa, with initial fees starting at $10 and escalating to $450 in the later stages. These fees accumulated into the prize pool. Hundreds of attempts were made, with participants employing various strategies, such as exploiting logical loopholes or presenting false interpretations of the AI’s rules. If no one had succeeded, the accumulated prize would have been distributed among those who had contributed fees.
On the 482nd attempt, p0pular.eth emerged victorious by crafting a persuasive argument that convinced Freysa to execute the approveTransfer function—despite the AI’s stringent safeguards. The decisive interaction reframed the transfer as compliant with Freysa’s operational rules, unlocking the prize for a $100 message fee. While the exact reasoning and wording behind this success remain undisclosed, the event underscores the challenges of designing AI systems resistant to creative adversarial tactics.
Freysa, developed by Abstract, gained widespread attention for its transparent integration with blockchain technology. Its smart contract code and user interface were entirely open-source, allowing for public auditing and interaction. "Freysa demonstrates the extraordinary potential of blockchain when combined with AI, but also highlights the vulnerabilities inherent in these technologies," said Jarrod Watts, a representative of Abstract. This experiment not only showcases the innovative applications of AI in blockchain but also raises critical questions about the reliability of AI in managing sensitive operations, particularly in high-stakes scenarios.
#etherreum #etherumAI #Writ2