Why AI support bots fail even when the model is safe
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Why AI bots fail even when the model is safe A bot can be safe and still break product trust. That may sound strange at first, because most AI product discussions still focus on safety. Can the model avoid harmful content? Can it refuse dangerous requests? Can it follow policy? Can it avoid toxic or unsafe answers? All of that matters. But in production, safety is not the only failure mode. A customer-facing AI system can produce a polite, policy-aligned, non-harmful answer - and still make the wrong product decision.