guardrail
noun
guard·rail
ˈgärd-ˌrāl 
: a railing guarding usually against danger
especially
: a barrier placed along the edge of a highway at dangerous points
Examples of guardrail in a Sentence
the car ran off the road, but fortunately only hit the guardrail
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Social media platforms scrambled to address the issue with their own fixes: Instagram, for instance, set new guardrails for teen users.
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Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 30 Dec. 2024
Yet, apparently, there are still ways for parents to set guardrails before handing over the keys to the online kingdom.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
In 2025 and beyond, more workplaces will lean on AI tools for their DEI efforts but AI tools must have guardrails and continue to evolve; more conversations about the bias and anti-blackness baked into AI systems are necessary.
—Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Many tech agencies will remain underfunded despite having more work than ever to spearhead research, set up guardrails for powerful AI models, and launch litigation against tech giants.
—Maria Curi, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
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Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 30 Dec. 2024
Yet, apparently, there are still ways for parents to set guardrails before handing over the keys to the online kingdom.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
In 2025 and beyond, more workplaces will lean on AI tools for their DEI efforts but AI tools must have guardrails and continue to evolve; more conversations about the bias and anti-blackness baked into AI systems are necessary.
—Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Many tech agencies will remain underfunded despite having more work than ever to spearhead research, set up guardrails for powerful AI models, and launch litigation against tech giants.
—Maria Curi, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Guardrail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guardrail. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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guardrail
noun
guard·rail
ˈgär-ˌdrāl
: a protective railing placed along dangerous areas (as of a road)
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