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palladia

noun

plural of palladium
as in precautions
a measure taken to preclude loss or injury believes that a vigorously free press is one of our nation's most vital palladia against tyranny

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  1. precautions
  2. safeguards
Noun
  • This comes in addition to the Hugging Face breach, which sparked debate over wider AI safety precautions.
    — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Anthropic, for example was created by a group of former OpenAI staffers that wanted to prioritize safety precautions and ethical guardrails.
    — Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of precautions
Noun
  • Anthropic warned that such real-world misuse could grow as AI models become more capable and called for AI companies and governments to work together on stronger safeguards and defenses.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Meanwhile, lawmakers in Washington are scrambling to address calls for safeguards.
    — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of safeguards
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“Palladia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palladia. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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