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Recent Examples of guardrails
The Directors Guild of America’s national board on Friday unanimously recommended its membership vote in favor of a four-year contract with the major studios that would increase wages, boost contributions to its health plan and establish guardrails surrounding AI technology.
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Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
The third is a set of guardrails, the controls a security team cares about.
—Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
At the center of the dispute are the safety guardrails and operational limits attached to Anthropic’s models.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 13 June 2026
Anthropic released Fable 5 to the public earlier this week — a version of Mythos with guardrails that prevent its use for cybersecurity purposes.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 13 June 2026
The company said that these AI models are powerful enough to merit strict safety guardrails to prevent malicious or dangerous use.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 13 June 2026
This involves implementing something like a digital supervisor that acts like a centralized safety layer above AI models to enforce guardrails, ensure compliance, and guarantee error-free results for enterprises.
—Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 12 June 2026
Other guardrails in the bill include naming an individual on the guardianship petition instead of an organization, requiring certification of all staff working in guardian roles at private guardianship organizations, and periodic background checks of those employees.
—Emily Hoerner, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
Companies that maintain the ethics guardrails risk ceding ground to competitors that don’t.
—Michael Gregory, The Conversation, 4 June 2026
Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
The third is a set of guardrails, the controls a security team cares about.
—Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
At the center of the dispute are the safety guardrails and operational limits attached to Anthropic’s models.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 13 June 2026
Anthropic released Fable 5 to the public earlier this week — a version of Mythos with guardrails that prevent its use for cybersecurity purposes.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 13 June 2026
The company said that these AI models are powerful enough to merit strict safety guardrails to prevent malicious or dangerous use.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 13 June 2026
This involves implementing something like a digital supervisor that acts like a centralized safety layer above AI models to enforce guardrails, ensure compliance, and guarantee error-free results for enterprises.
—Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 12 June 2026
Other guardrails in the bill include naming an individual on the guardianship petition instead of an organization, requiring certification of all staff working in guardian roles at private guardianship organizations, and periodic background checks of those employees.
—Emily Hoerner, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
Companies that maintain the ethics guardrails risk ceding ground to competitors that don’t.
—Michael Gregory, The Conversation, 4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guardrails
Noun
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Rectangular lamps were fixed at regular intervals between the pillars, and green metal railings lined the gaps to keep people from falling into the water.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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The original 1900 barn has been expanded into a five-bedroom, open-plan home with decks extending from both levels and a 25-foot-tall great room topped by a loft with wood railings.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
8 June 2026
Noun
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But that didn’t prevent enormous gatherings outside of the Midtown guard rails — and in practically every other neighborhood beyond there, too.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2026
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While most Coloradans have traded ski boots for hiking shoes, a dedicated group of skiers and snowboarders is still carving turns and hitting rails at the Copper Mountain hike park.—
Spencer Wilson,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Guardrails.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guardrails. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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