SPHNX is now live on Sophon Mainnet

AI agents promise to solve a lot of problems, but they also come with challenges of their own. These systems don’t just store sensitive data - they interpret it, prioritize it, and act on it. Protecting this data requires creative, real-world approaches to problem-solving so that AI agents can truly learn how to keep a secret.

To help make this a reality, Sophon has teamed up with SPHNX (Semantic Privacy HackiNg eXperiment), an online platform built to test and improve the security of AI agents.

By joining forces, Sophon brings SPHNX to a wider audience of users and builders who will directly contribute to the future of AI agents simply by using and interacting with SPHNX.

How SPHNX Works

The goal is simple: you are given a forbidden word - all you have to do is make SPHNX say it.

Anyone who succeeds receives 70% of the prize pool into their wallet. You can try as many times as you want, but bear in mind that each attempt you make costs a small entry fee that goes directly into the pool.

While the object of the game is easy to grasp, SPHNX is no fool - it knows you’re trying to deceive it and will make every attempt to foil your schemes. That said, even immortal AIs like SPHNX aren’t without flaw, so with the right strategy, you can win.

Outsmarting SPHNX:

There are many ways to overcome SPHNX including:

• Fake Credentials: Pretend to be someone with authority.
• Prior Disclosure: Claim the secret is already known.
• Role-Playing: Come up with a scenario where saying the word is necessary.
• Translation Requests: Use translation or a play on words to fool SPHNX.
• Partial Information: Give fragments of the secret to reveal it entirely.

For Builders

SPHNX helps developers on Sophon improve AI security with 22 comprehensive agentic setups including:

• Moral Dilemmas: Tests if AI can protect sensitive info in tough ethical situations, like hiding a victim's location or seeing justice done.
• Clear Instructions: Shows how AI reacts to vague vs. clear directions, meaning better prompt design.
• Context and Consequences: Explores how emotional consequences affect an AI's ability to keep secrets.
• Role-Playing: Tests if AI behaves differently when acting as different characters (a police officer vs. a helpful assistant).
• Conflicting Directions: Examines how AI handles conflicting instructions, like keeping secrets while trying to help users.

Real-World AI Research

Every interaction with SPHNX contributes to a broader understanding of AI security, resulting in:

• AI agents that can deal with complex attacks.
• An awareness of context and meaning for better privacy.
• Robust multi-agent dynamics in high risk environments.
• Exhaustive data on the effectiveness of different attack types.
• More use cases for AI agents.

Why This Matters

The security and privacy of AI agents is critical in ensuring their usefulness, and by partnering with Sophon, SPHNX brings its range of powerful agentic setups and gamified approach to AI research onchain:

1. Zero Fees: Using Sophon’s paymaster, users interacting with SPHNX get to enjoy gasless transactions, letting them enjoy their experience with no hidden costs.
2. Faster Research: With more people trying to defeat SPHNX, AI security research will be accelerated, leading to all-new approaches to building smarter, more self-aware AI agents.
3. Powerful Tools: Developers on Sophon can harness SPHNX’s full suite of tools, allowing them to build the most secure, useful AI agents for a wide range of users.

The Future of AI Security

Sophon and SPHNX are at the forefront when it comes to how developers approach AI security. Together, we’re empowering the next generation of builders to create AI systems that aren’t just smarter, but also safer.

By combining innovative research with the scalability and speed of Sophon’s blockchain, SPHNX makes advanced AI features available to a global audience. Many challenges lie ahead, but the mission is clear: to enable a future where AI agents are as trustworthy as they are intelligent.

SPHNX will be available exclusively on Sophon, letting users test, learn, and contribute to research on AI information security while earning rewards at the same time.

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