Safety is the expectation that a system, under defined conditions, does not lead to danger to human life, health, property, or the environment. In AI governance, safety requires identifying hazards, implementing controls, monitoring performance, and managing foreseeable failures or misuse.
βExpectation that a system does not, under defined conditions, lead to a state in which human life, health, property, or the environment is endangered.β ISO/IEC/IEEE 12207.