Retrieval-Augmented Defense: Adaptive and Controllable Jailbreak Prevention for Large Language Models

Published in ACL 2026 Main

We introduce RAD, a retrieval-augmented defense mechanism for preventing jailbreak attacks on large language models. Our approach adaptively retrieves relevant safety guidelines to provide controllable and effective jailbreak prevention.

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Recommended citation: G. Yang, J. Chen, J. Mei, W. Lin, B. Byrne. "Retrieval-Augmented Defense: Adaptive and Controllable Jailbreak Prevention for Large Language Models." ACL 2026 Main.
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