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What are AI guardrails?

In short

AI guardrails are the rules, filters, and safety checks placed around an AI system to keep its behaviour within acceptable limits. They can block harmful, off-topic, or non-compliant outputs, enforce a brand's tone, or prevent the model from revealing sensitive data. For a business deploying a chatbot, guardrails are what stop it giving unauthorized advice or straying outside its intended purpose.

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