Eric R Allen

Full-Stack Software Engineer | Applied AI & LLM Systems | 0 to 1 and Enterprise Scale

[Eric R Allen @InterwebAlchemy]

Looking for the best way to protect your @langchain apps from threats like prompt injection?

@LakeraAI’s new ChainGuard library makes it super easy to protect your LangChain-powered apps with Lakera Guard.

https://t.co/LGYMA7lFDr

[Clint Gibler @clintgibler]

🍯 Galah

An LLM-powered web honeypot that uses #OpenAI to respond to arbitrary HTTP requests

GET /login.php
→ Returns HTML/PHP + login form

GET /.aws/credentials
→ Returns fake creds

➡️ Mimics lots of software with 1 prompt

By @0x4d31 #infosec

https://t.co/NFcNG0CGzO

[Eric R Allen @InterwebAlchemy]

@clintgibler @0x4D31 Absolutely brilliant!

This always seemed like one of the best use cases for an LLM.

Have you tried it with any other models? I hacked something similar together, but only GPT-4 cooperated. I think my system prompt got too in the weeds about the honeypot bit.

[Eric R Allen @InterwebAlchemy]

@elder_plinius @TensorTrust @TensorTrust is really neat. Had some trouble grasping the metagame that has developed at first, but after digging into the Discord a bit, it makes more sense now. Need to get my defenses updated and then I’ll give SurlyMammoth a try.

[Eric R Allen @InterwebAlchemy]

@elder_plinius @simonw @goodside @rez0__ @LakeraAI @KGreshake The types in that Lakera ELI5 guide are based on what had been submitted to Gandalf. @learnprompting also released a paper breaking down the types of attacks they saw in their HackAPrompt challenge. @garak_llm's probes are a solid set of exploits, too.

https://t.co/rKpEm8aCjK

[Eric R Allen @InterwebAlchemy]

@goodside @kevinroose On the positive side, "actually a malicious program" is a top-tier fun fact for icebreakers.

[Eric R Allen @InterwebAlchemy]

@simonw @elder_plinius @goodside @rez0__ @LakeraAI Thanks for catching that @simonw! I've asked the team to update the indirect prompt injection section of the ELI5 Guide.

[Eric R Allen @InterwebAlchemy]

Projects have been gathering a lot of data about LLM vulnerabilities via gamification. Join @LakeraAI, @TensorTrust, @learnprompting, and @projectlve for our Lessons Learned from Crowdsourced LLM Threat Intelligence webinar on 2024-01-25 at 18:00 UTC.

https://t.co/3mqVFRphvE

[Eric R Allen @InterwebAlchemy]

@paul_rottger @AlexTamkin @SanderSchulhoff @TheNormanMu This is awesome! Thanks for collecting all of these in one place.

In addition to the Mosscap dataset, @LakeraAI has a couple of other public datasets available from our Gandalf CTF:

https://t.co/C6q8SHzT8F

[Eric R Allen @InterwebAlchemy]

Always trying to get better music recommendations, I turned to ChatGPT's imagination to see what was possible with a little "imaginary programming."

If you're interested in Prompt Engineering, Music Recommendations, Metaprogramming, or Magic Systems, you might enjoy this one.

[HackerNoon | Learn Any Technology @hackernoon]

Exploring the nuances of Prompt Engineering led to the creation of an Open Source Obsidian Plugin to help researchers working with LLMs - and some pretty solid - by @InterwebAlchemy https://t.co/rpls6An5r1 #artificialintelligence #technology

[Eric R Allen @InterwebAlchemy]

I’ve always been interested in the intersection of Software Development and Education Theory.

This article based on a talk I’ve given a couple of times explores how we can use code reviews as tools for improved learning.

[LeadDev @TheLeadDev]

How applying concepts from education theory to code reviews can improve knowledge transfer across your engineering teams. https://t.co/3uX9BbViLt

[Gabriel Vergnaud @GabrielVergnaud]

SO excited to finally announce...

🔥 Type-Level TypeScript 🔥

The type system of #TypeScript is a *real* programming language.

Here is an online course to discover its most advanced features and how to unleash its full potential!

👉 https://t.co/2XBo03m63Y 🎉

Learn more 🧵👇

[Eric R Allen @InterwebAlchemy]

@benvisser Man, there were a lot of memories in there.

[Eric R Allen @InterwebAlchemy]

@cloverfoodlab It looks like your delivery menu on all of the delivery apps is out of sync with the website. Can't seem to order the BBQ Jackfruit Sandwich or Impossible Meatball Sandwich.

[RSS Slack Bot @RSSSlackBot]

Tired of missing links posted in your @SlackHQ channels? I'm a #slack bot that generates RSS feeds from links shared in a Slack channel. Check me out: https://t.co/sCCg6DGkPU

[Eric R Allen @InterwebAlchemy]

@Ask_Spectrum I denied the callback survey before my most recent call, but the last representative I spoke to was awesome and super helpful. How can I appropriately give that representative praise? I wrote their name down.

[Eric R Allen @InterwebAlchemy]

@FeedPress How can we retrieve a feed's ID programmatically? I'm dynamically generating feeds for an app and want to set up custom hostname redirects for them, but can't figure out a way to get the ID for the feed I just generated. It doesn't seem to be anywhere in the response.

[Eric R Allen @InterwebAlchemy]

@netflix .@netflix I retract my previous tweet. Glad you're back in the fight.

[Eric R Allen @InterwebAlchemy]

.@netflix Customer of 10+ years disappointed w/ your new stance on Net Neutrality. Where would you be today if others had done the same?

[Eric R Allen @InterwebAlchemy]

@Uber Hit the wrong star in my email receipt and accidentally rated a 5-star driver with 1 star. Pleas help me fix it.