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red teaming

noun \ˈred ˈtē-miŋ\

also red team

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Definition of red teaming

  1. : deliberately attacking or stress-testing an AI system, often with outside experts, to find harmful behaviors, security holes, and failure modes before release

    • Red teaming found that the model would give unsafe chemistry advice if asked in poetry.
    • The company published a summary of its red teaming results.

Origin & history

From Cold War military exercises, in which a 'red team' played the enemy.

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"Red teaming." AI Dictionary, Dadgogo, https://dadgogo.com/dictionary/red-teaming/. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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