Microsoft Unveils New Azure AI Safety Tools Amid Rapid Innovation and Emerging Risks
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Microsoft introduces new tools for Azure AI to help address safety issues like prompt injection attacks and quality/reliability concerns. This includes Prompt Shields, Groundedness Detection, AI-assisted safety evaluations, and risks monitoring.
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Prompt Shields aims to defend against direct and indirect prompt attacks. Groundedness Detection catches when models hallucinate false claims.
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Safety evaluations test models against adversarial interactions. Risks monitoring provides metrics on harmful content generation.
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Expert notes that while positive, adding more models creates larger attack surface. Defenses have drawbacks and vulnerabilities.
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Companies balancing innovation and risk as they rapidly adopt generative AI. But safety not guaranteed and problems still unsolved.