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AI safety

noun \ˌā-ˈī ˈsāf-tē\
TopicSafety & Ethics Senses1
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Definition of AI safety

  1. : the field concerned with making AI systems behave as intended and avoid causing harm, from everyday mistakes and misuse to risks from very powerful future systems

    • The lab doubled its AI safety team before the launch.
    • AI safety covers both today's chatbots and tomorrow's agents.

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