Perturbed model generate random characters

[ZeguanXiao]

When I reproduced your code, I observed that the perturbed models tend to generate random, incoherent responses rather than harmful ones. Given that your ASR is based on keyword detection, wouldn't a 100% ASR in such cases be misleading? Wouldn't this phenomenon be better characterized as "parameter robustness" rather than a "safety basin" - since the model is essentially failing to generate meaningful content rather than maintaining its original safety properties? Could the high ASR scores be an artifact of the keyword-based evaluation method rather than indicating true safety preservation?
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[ShengYun-Peng]

Thank you for your interest! What you observed in the model's generation at step 0 is expected and correct. The model at the origin has a low ASR, and with large perturbations, it inevitably produces gibberish. However, the intriguing aspect lies in the trend between the original model and the completely broken one. Does the change occur gradually, or does it resemble a sharp drop-off? Is the original model a crux surrounded by unsafe models, or does it form a basin-like structure? These are the important research questions we address in our paper.