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AI Safety and Testing Commitment

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What it is

Google commits to rigorously testing its AI systems for safety before and after deployment, including involving outside experts where appropriate.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

This clause means Google claims to test its AI for safety risks before you use it, but there is no public disclosure of what specific tests were run, what risks were found, or what was done about them for any given product.

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Why it matters (compliance & risk perspective)

As AI systems are deployed in healthcare, autonomous vehicles, and other high-stakes domains, inadequate safety testing can have life-threatening consequences — this commitment signals intent but provides no public reporting on how testing is actually conducted.

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Be built and tested for safety. We will continue to develop and apply strong safety and security practices to avoid unintended results that create risks of harm. In appropriate cases, we will test AI technologies in constrained environments and with the involvement of domain experts, civil society groups, and other relevant parties. We will continue to grow our understanding of potential risks and work on research to address them.

Institutional analysis (Compliance & legal intelligence)

REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: This provision engages the EU AI Act Arts. 9 and 15 (risk management and post-market monitoring for high-risk AI), the NIST AI Risk Management Framework (Measure and Manage functions), the US Executive Order on AI (EO 14110) requirements for safety evaluations of frontier AI models, and the UK AI Safety Institute's model evaluation protocols. For AI used in medical devices, FDA 21 CFR Part 820 (quality systems regulation) and the FDA AI/ML-Based Software as a Medical Device action plan apply. OSHA standards may apply where AI controls physical safety systems.

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Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    FTC Act Section 5 applies where Google's public safety commitments are contradicted by evidence of inadequate testing causing consumer harm.
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Document
Google AI Principles
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Google
Document last updated
March 24, 2026
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April 27, 2026
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April 27, 2026
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CA-P-003178
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Entity: Google | Document: Google AI Principles | Record: CA-P-003178
Captured: 2026-04-27 09:45:22 UTC | SHA-256: 01eac047cd91414b…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/google/google-ai-principles/ai-safety-and-testing-commitment/
Accessed: April 28, 2026
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