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Aporia’s Guardrails Named One of TIME’s 200 Best Inventions of 2024!

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Liran Hason Liran Hason 3 min read Oct 30, 2024

We are thrilled to announce that Aporia’s Guardrails has been recognized by TIME as one of the 200 Best Inventions of 2024 in the AI category!

Every year, TIME selects 200 of the world’s best inventions to showcase—innovations that are making the world better, smarter, and even a bit more fun. Past honorees include groundbreaking technologies like OpenAI’s GPT-4 and LEGO Braille Bricks from 2023.

This year, we are proud to stand alongside such innovative technology in the AI category, having created AI Guardrails that make AI applications safe, reliable, and trustworthy to use.

How did we get here?

Towards the end of 2023, our co-founders noticed a growing problem. As companies began integrating powerful AI models like OpenAI’s into their chatbots and applications, they ran into some serious issues:

Hallucinations: AI generating information that isn’t accurate or even real.
Privacy Concerns: Accidental sharing of personal or sensitive information.
Security Risks: Vulnerability to “prompt injection” attacks where malicious inputs could manipulate the AI.
Unintended Disclosures: Sharing confidential or competitive information unintentionally.
Toxicity: AI producing inappropriate or harmful content.

These aren’t just minor glitches. Such issues have led to viral news stories about chatbots making promises they shouldn’t, damaging trust in brands and AI technology alike, and even leading to legal complications.

And yet these issues are also not so easy to fix, with excessive prompt engineering both frustrating to work with, and often reducing the effectiveness of the chatbot.

Enter Aporia’s Guardrails.

We designed Guardrails to be the safety net for AI applications. Think of it as a vigilant guardian that stands between the user and the AI:

Real-Time Monitoring: It vets every message and response according to a set of safety policies.
Immediate Action: If a policy is violated, Guardrails steps in instantly to override or rephrase the message before any damage is done.
User-Friendly: No need for extensive coding or complex prompt engineering.
Customizable Policies: Comes with over 20 pre-built and customizable policies to address various challenges head-on.
Lightning-fast Latency & Streaming Support: With an average latency of just 0.34 seconds, our Guardrails won’t affect your user’s experience

By implementing Guardrails, companies can ensure their AI applications are safe, reliable, and trustworthy.

Why This Matters.

This recognition by TIME underscores the impact of our work in advancing AI safety and reliability. We’re not just solving technical problems; we’re helping to build trust in AI technology for businesses and users worldwide.

“We’re incredibly proud to see Guardrails recognized by TIME as one of the year’s best inventions,” said Liran Hason, CEO of Aporia. “Aporia is committed to making AI applications safer and more reliable for everyone—from businesses to everyday consumers. We’re developing rigorous Guardrail policies, implementing advanced capabilities to ensure compliance with AI regulations in the EU and US, expanding capabilities to secure a broader range of AI systems, and welcoming new customers. Our Guardrails do more than manage glitches; they empower companies to deploy AI that users can trust.”

What’s Next?

We’re just getting started! In the next few months, you’ll see our continued commitment to making AI applications safer and more trustworthy for everyone—from businesses to everyday consumers. We have some new Guardrail policies in the works, additional dashboard features, new capabilities for securing additional types of AI as well as some new customers to announce. Stay tuned for more exciting developments as we continue to innovate in the world of AI safety.

Thank you for being part of our journey. Here’s to making AI better and safer for all!

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