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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 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
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Another two guest bedrooms are situated on the upper floor, with all three spilling out to a travertine terrace with frameless glass railings.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The hotel also has 20 ADA-compliant rooms across all floors, plus 27 rooms designed around older guests with bathroom rails and shower benches.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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Then things really went off the rails when we somehow got locked into a discussion about Israel and Palestine.—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Guardrails.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guardrails. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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