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AI Safety
AI Glossary Term
What does “
AI Safety
” mean?
Definition
A field focused on reducing harmful behavior, failures, and misuse risks in AI systems.
Related terms
AI Alignment
The work of making AI systems behave according to human intentions, values, and safety constraints.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
The broad field of building systems that perform tasks requiring pattern recognition, reasoning, language, or decision-making.
Red Teaming
Stress-testing an AI system with adversarial prompts to reveal failures and risks.
AI Act
The European Union's risk-based regulatory framework for AI systems and providers.
Alignment Tax
The extra cost in time, compute, or product velocity required to make systems safer and more controllable.
Bias
A consistent pattern of error or unfairness in data or model behavior.
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See also
AI Governance
Algorithm
Algorithmic Bias
AI Agent
Algorithmic Transparency
AGI (Artificial General Intelligence)
Annotation
API (Application Programming Interface)
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