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Recent Examples of guardrails
Ultimately, Congress must set guardrails on AI’s use, but lawmakers are slow to act, Amodei pointed out.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2026
The conflict centers on Anthropic's push for guardrails that explicitly prevent the military from using its powerful Claude AI model to conduct mass surveillance on Americans or to power autonomous weapons.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
At the same time, Anthropic and Amodei may now have a bully pulpit to push their agenda for erecting sturdier guardrails around how AI operates.
—Michael Liedtke, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
Once the public accepts detention facilities that elected representatives cannot freely inspect and that health authorities struggle to access, constitutional guardrails weaken.
—Dave Myers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Weeks before Hegseth issued his ultimatum, Amodei opined on his website about the risks involved with precisely the two guardrails the Pentagon is targeting.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
Seaver said that the lottery would create guardrails and limits for people playing online.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2026
ByteDance could follow the lead of OpenAI, which put up significant guardrails on Sora 2 following a similar outcry last fall, and then entered into a partnership with Disney.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026
The verdict closes a chapter of one of South Korea’s biggest political crises, a saga that has been full of dramatic twists that have tested the country’s democratic guardrails.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
Jason Ma, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2026
The conflict centers on Anthropic's push for guardrails that explicitly prevent the military from using its powerful Claude AI model to conduct mass surveillance on Americans or to power autonomous weapons.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
At the same time, Anthropic and Amodei may now have a bully pulpit to push their agenda for erecting sturdier guardrails around how AI operates.
—Michael Liedtke, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
Once the public accepts detention facilities that elected representatives cannot freely inspect and that health authorities struggle to access, constitutional guardrails weaken.
—Dave Myers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Weeks before Hegseth issued his ultimatum, Amodei opined on his website about the risks involved with precisely the two guardrails the Pentagon is targeting.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
Seaver said that the lottery would create guardrails and limits for people playing online.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2026
ByteDance could follow the lead of OpenAI, which put up significant guardrails on Sora 2 following a similar outcry last fall, and then entered into a partnership with Disney.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026
The verdict closes a chapter of one of South Korea’s biggest political crises, a saga that has been full of dramatic twists that have tested the country’s democratic guardrails.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guardrails
Noun
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The interiors are also full of striking contrasts, with maple wood paneling playing against iron-beam ceilings and glass railings.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
25 Feb. 2026
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The first-floor entrance lobby and six-story atrium, including terrazzo floors, concrete walls, skylights and brass railings, are also recommended for protection and not to be altered.—
Everton Bailey Jr,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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At this point, the show really goes off the rails.—
Patrick R. Crowley,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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Now, as a former president, he’s been spotted riding the rails since, taking selfies with and chatting up his fellow passengers.—
Meg Kinnard,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Guardrails.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guardrails. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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