The Alignment Curse: Modality Alignment Supercharges Audio Attacks via Text Transfer

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Learn how modality alignment in omni-models can inadvertently facilitate audio attacks via text transfer, and why this matters for AI safety

advanced Published 2 Jun 2026
Action Steps
  1. Investigate the impact of modality alignment on safety vulnerabilities in omni-models
  2. Analyze the transfer of text-based jailbreak attacks to audio modalities
  3. Evaluate the effectiveness of current audio safety measures against transferred attacks
  4. Develop strategies to mitigate the risks of modality alignment in audio models
  5. Test and validate the robustness of audio models against transferred attacks
Who Needs to Know This

AI researchers and engineers working on omni-models and audio capabilities will benefit from understanding the potential risks of modality alignment, as it can impact the safety and security of their models

Key Insight

💡 Modality alignment can inadvertently facilitate the transfer of safety vulnerabilities across modalities, highlighting the need for careful evaluation and mitigation strategies

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Learn how modality alignment in omni-models can inadvertently facilitate audio attacks via text transfer, and why this matters for AI safety

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Title: The Alignment Curse: Modality Alignment Supercharges Audio Attacks via Text Transfer

Abstract:
arXiv:2602.02557v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Recent advances in end-to-end trained omni-models have substantially improved audio capabilities by strengthening text-audio modality alignment. However, whether such alignment inadvertently facilitates the transfer of safety vulnerabilities across modalities remains underexplored. This question is critical as text-based jailbreak attacks are considerably more mature than audio-based ones; if they transfer systematically, current audio sa
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