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fail-safes

noun

plural of fail-safe

as in precautions

a measure taken to preclude loss or injury there are so many fail-safes built into the system that a highly unlikely series of mistakes would have to be made before failure could occur

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Recent Examples of fail-safes Deeper studies of such events can help manufacturers implement fail-safes to protect solar panels in the future. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 25 May 2026 The team also developed numerous fail-safes to ensure consistent, trustworthy performance. — IEEE Spectrum, 26 Sep. 2016

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Monks and nuns take more stringent precautions to avoid harming creatures, even accidentally.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Sep. 2026
Thirty years of collaboration seems to have freed her from some precautions.

— Olivier Bouchara, Vanity Fair, 30 Sep. 2026

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Chip heavyweight Nvidia is rolling out a new software platform that allows AI developers to set safeguards for agents to prevent them from misbehaving.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
OpenAI CHief Executive Sam Altman has joined other industry leaders in calling for a slowdown, warning that companies do not yet have adequate safeguards to control the most capable systems.

— Thomas Beaumont, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

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