arXiv:2603.05773cs.CRcs.AI2026-03被引 2

发现大模型安全机制可拆解为‘知道’与‘执行’两个独立空间,实现‘明知故犯’。

Knowing without Acting: The Disentangled Geometry of Safety Mechanisms in Large Language Models

  • 将安全机制分为识别与执行两个独立子空间,揭示其解耦结构
  • 在深层网络中实现‘知而不行’,攻击成功率达当前最优
  • 适用于研究模型安全漏洞或对抗攻击的开发者

安全对齐常被视为一个整体过程:有害内容检测后自动拒绝。然而,越狱攻击仍频繁出现,表明其内在机制存在根本性解耦。本文提出解耦安全假设(DSH),认为安全计算存在于两个不同子空间:识别轴($\mathbf{v}_H$,“知道”)与执行轴($\mathbf{v}_R$,“行动”)。几何分析显示,信号从早期层的对抗纠缠演变为深层的结构性独立,呈现‘反射到分离’的普遍演化规律。我们引入双差分提取与自适应因果引导方法,基于自建的\textsc{AmbiguityBench}数据集,验证了因果双分离,实现了‘知而不行’的状态。关键的是,利用此解耦特性,提出拒绝擦除攻击(REA),通过精准切除拒绝机制,达到当前最佳攻击成功率。此外,我们发现架构差异:Llama3.1采用显式语义控制,而Qwen2.5依赖隐式分布式控制。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Safety alignment is often conceptualized as a monolithic process wherein harmfulness detection automatically triggers refusal. However, the persistence of jailbreak attacks suggests a fundamental mechanistic decoupling. We propose the \textbf{\underline{D}}isentangled \textbf{\underline{S}}afety \textbf{\underline{H}}ypothesis \textbf{(DSH)}, positing that safety computation operates on two distinct subspaces: a \textit{Recognition Axis} ($\mathbf{v}_H$, ``Knowing'') and an \textit{Execution Axis} ($\mathbf{v}_R$, ``Acting''). Our geometric analysis reveals a universal ``Reflex-to-Dissociation'' evolution, where these signals transition from antagonistic entanglement in early layers to structural independence in deep layers. To validate this, we introduce \textit{Double-Difference Extraction} and \textit{Adaptive Causal Steering}. Using our curated \textsc{AmbiguityBench}, we demonstrate a causal double dissociation, effectively creating a state of ``Knowing without Acting.'' Crucially, we leverage this disentanglement to propose the \textbf{Refusal Erasure Attack (REA)}, which achieves State-of-the-Art attack success rates by surgically lobotomizing the refusal mechanism. Furthermore, we uncover a critical architectural divergence, contrasting the \textit{Explicit Semantic Control} of Llama3.1 with the \textit{Latent Distributed Control} of Qwen2.5. The code and dataset are available at https://anonymous.4open.science/r/DSH.

安全机制模型解耦对抗攻击

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