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AI system design, monitoring and safe tool boundaries · revision notes
A useful AI application includes data handling, retrieval or model calls, validation, error handling and a user interface. The model is one component.
Key ideas and conditions
System boundary
A useful AI application includes data handling, retrieval or model calls, validation, error handling and a user interface. The model is one component.
Tools
Actions need explicit authorization, narrowly scoped permissions and input validation. Model-generated arguments should not be trusted merely because they are structured.
Operations
Track latency, cost, failures and task-specific quality without logging unnecessary private data. Version changes and provide rollback.
Fallback
Define what happens when evidence is missing, a service fails, or output violates constraints. Human review and safe failure can be more valuable than a forced answer.
Explain without looking
- Describe a rollback plan for a model or prompt update.
- Why is syntactically valid JSON not enough to make an AI action safe?
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