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Be Built and Tested for Safety

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This provision operationalizes Google's safety framework by mandating proactive testing, feedback collection, and incorporation of safety criteria into development workflows. It establishes institutional procedures for identifying and addressing unintended harmful outcomes before or during product deployment.

Clause Stability Stable

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Changes
3
Months Monitored
Apr 4, 2026
First Seen
Apr 9, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 261 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users and stakeholders are authorized to flag safety concerns through designated feedback mechanisms that Google commits to maintain for safety-critical products. The provision establishes that safety considerations are incorporated as a standard element of Google's product development process rather than as an optional review.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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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 safety-critical areas, we will develop and maintain robust feedback mechanisms so that users and others can flag concerns, and will work to incorporate safety considerations at all stages of product development.

— Excerpt from Google's Google AI Principles

Applicable regulations

EU AI Act
European Union
Colorado AI Act
US-CO
GDPR
European Union
Texas AI Act
Texas, USA
UK GDPR
United Kingdom

Provision details

Document information
Document
Google AI Principles
Entity
Google
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
March 6, 2026
Last verified
April 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-001909
Document ID
CA-D-00016
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
9ebc422713724c8a5f3a92a7071619ee6dc70dba4faf04a1f3a087c3ac08c42f
Analysis generated
March 6, 2026 20:30 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Google
Document: Google AI Principles
Record ID: CA-P-001909
Captured: 2026-03-06 20:30:33 UTC
SHA-256: 9ebc422713724c8a…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/google/google-ai-principles/be-built-and-tested-for-safety/
Accessed: July 4, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Google's Be Built and Tested for Safety clause do?

This provision operationalizes Google's safety framework by mandating proactive testing, feedback collection, and incorporation of safety criteria into development workflows. It establishes institutional procedures for identifying and addressing unintended harmful outcomes before or during product deployment.

How does this clause affect you?

Users and stakeholders are authorized to flag safety concerns through designated feedback mechanisms that Google commits to maintain for safety-critical products. The provision establishes that safety considerations are incorporated as a standard element of Google's product development process rather than as an optional review.

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