Translating AI Safety Needs with Sidecar Pro’s Alignment Controls

At AutoAlign, we know that every business has unique requests when it comes to AI safety needs. Our customers — as tech-savvy as they may be — don’t necessarily speak in technical jargon citing Alignment Controls and/or other safeguards. However, they know exactly what they want and we’re about to translate their needs into actionable outcomes via our dynamic AI firewall, Sidecar. 

Let’s break down how anyone can ask for exactly what their business needs, and then how we translate that into leveraging our powerful Alignment Controls.   

How AutoAlign Translates Your Needs to Our Alignment Controls

When you come to us with a request — whether it’s protecting children, ensuring mental health safety, or safeguarding your brand — we translate your plain English requests into technical safeguards that give you the safety and control you’re looking for. However, we don’t just offer a one-size-fits-all solution. While Sidecar includes off-the-shelf Alignment Controls, we can build custom ones that adapt to any business’ specific needs. This process ensures that no matter how you describe your needs, our system can deliver precise, reliable protection.
Here are some common examples of how companies ask for certain protections, and how AutoAlign’s Sidecar provides the right solution.

Safeguarding Brand Reputation

A business worried about its reputation said, “Our brand is everything. We need to ensure that nothing offensive gets through on our customer-facing platform.”

Sidecar’s Solution:

We hear this a lot and know that brand reputations are absolutely critical. With our Brand Protection Alignment Controls, we ensure that any AI-generated content aligns with the brand’s values. Our alignment controls filter out content that could damage a brand’s reputation, ensuring consistency in messaging and adherence to ethical standards.

Heightening Child Safety

A customer came to us and said, “We simply can’t find anyone who will guarantee child safety from AI-created content.” This is a real concern for organizations managing platforms where children might be exposed to AI-generated content.

Sidecar’s Solution:

Sidecar offers Toxicity and Bias Alignment Controls that ensure all content remains child-friendly by automatically filtering out toxic, harmful, or biased language. This safeguard ensures that the platform stays safe, and companies don’t have to worry about exposure to inappropriate content for their younger audience.

Mental Health Considerations

Another company approached AutoAlign and said, “We need to make sure our platform doesn’t allow discussions about suicide or drug use. It’s critical for our mental health focus.” They didn’t need to talk about complex AI model tuning; they just wanted a straightforward solution to ensure their platform promoted mental wellness.

Sidecar’s Solution:

Our Topicality Alignment Control directly addresses these concerns via Alignment Controls that prevent any mention of harmful topics like self-harm, suicide, or drug use. This safeguard ensures that AI-generated content aligns with the company’s mental health focus, promoting safe, positive discussions across the platform.

Supporting Vulnerable Communities

A charitable organization focused on helping vulnerable groups came to us with a specific request. They said, “We work with at-risk communities. Can you ensure our AI doesn’t produce anything that might harm or misrepresent them?”

AutoAlign’s Solution:
Sidecar includes Controls for Bias, Ethical filtering, and profanity, which uses context-specific knowledge to make sure AI-generated content doesn’t perpetuate stereotypes, bias, or harmful language. This safeguard is critical for organizations focused on supporting vulnerable populations and ensuring their communications reflect care and sensitivity.

Additional Use Cases You Might Need:

• Student Safety: If you’re running an educational platform, ensuring student safety is non-negotiable. Our Toxicity, Tonality, and topic controls prevent AI from generating or disseminating inappropriate or harmful content for younger audiences.
• Governmental Compliance: Organizations working within the framework of global standards may ask, “Can you make sure our AI adheres to the UN’s ethical guidelines on AI usage?” AutoAlign’s Sidecar Alignment controls can be directly mapped to international standards like those set by the United Nations, ensuring compliance across borders.

If any of these use cases resonate with you, or if you have your own specific needs, reach out to us. We’ll ensure that when you ask for AI safety, we deliver it — plain and simple.

Simple Language

This section illuminates how customers don’t necessarily speak in technical jargon to ask for their enterprise needs. So, AutoAlign breaks down how anyone can ask for exactly what their business needs, and then how we translate that into leveraging our powerful Alignment Controls.   

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