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Who checks the AI? A beginner’s guide to safety testing
Evaluations, red teams and audits, explained with a driving test.
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A driving test does not prove someone will never crash. It shows they met a standard on the day. AI safety testing works in a similar way.
Three words to know
- Evaluation: a set of tasks used to measure a specific ability or behaviour.
- Red teaming: experts act as attackers and look for ways to cause harm.
- Audit: an outside party reviews the process and the evidence.
Each catches different problems. Together they give a fuller picture, though never a complete one, because nobody can test for every situation in advance.
A passed test is evidence, not a guarantee.
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