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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The bill would require developers of future advanced AI models to create guardrails to prevent the technology from being misused to conduct cyberattacks on critical infrastructure.
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Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2024
Again, some exceptions to UPL were carved out, again with guardrails.
—Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
But the secret payments lay bare how susceptible the new media ecosystem is to infiltration, where independent creators operate with few guardrails and little transparency.
—Jon Passantino, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024
Two of the biggest U.S. investment banks are putting in place new guardrails around the amount of hours that junior employees log every week, Axios has confirmed.
—Hope King, Axios, 12 Sep. 2024
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Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2024
Again, some exceptions to UPL were carved out, again with guardrails.
—Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
But the secret payments lay bare how susceptible the new media ecosystem is to infiltration, where independent creators operate with few guardrails and little transparency.
—Jon Passantino, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024
Two of the biggest U.S. investment banks are putting in place new guardrails around the amount of hours that junior employees log every week, Axios has confirmed.
—Hope King, Axios, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Guardrail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guardrail. Accessed 4 Oct. 2024.
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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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