Data/ML/AISecurityAround since 2023
Guardrails
Also written as AI Guardrails
Rules, filters, or checks placed around an AI system to keep its inputs and outputs within safe, intended boundaries — e.g. blocking harmful requests or off-topic responses.
Think of it like
Like the bumper lanes at a bowling alley — they don't play the game for you, but they keep the ball from going straight into the gutter.
Junior or senior?
Junior sounds like
Says guardrails exist in the abstract.
Senior sounds like
Can describe a specific one they added after something actually went wrong in production.
Ask them
“Tell me about a guardrail you added after something went wrong in production.”