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Guardrails

Safety measures built into AI systems to prevent harmful, inappropriate, or off-topic outputs.

Definition

Safety measures built into AI systems to prevent harmful, inappropriate, or off-topic outputs. Can be implemented through training (RLHF), prompt engineering, output filtering, or external validation layers. Every major AI model ships with guardrails, though determined users often find ways around them.

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