AI Glossary Term

What is Guardrails?

Definition

Rules, checks, and controls that limit unsafe or undesired model behavior.

Related terms

AI Safety
A field focused on reducing harmful behavior, failures, and misuse risks in AI systems.
Algorithm
A defined set of rules or steps that a computer follows to solve a problem or complete a task.
Bias
A consistent pattern of error or unfairness in data or model behavior.
Explainability
The degree to which a model's behavior can be interpreted and explained to humans.
Few-Shot Learning
Learning or adapting behavior from only a small number of examples.
Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback (RLHF)
A training method that uses human preference signals to shape model behavior.

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