How red teaming can help reduce child safety risks in generative AI

A practical guide to understanding how red teaming helps companies identify child safety risks and strengthen safeguards.

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Summary

Generative AI can create new risks for online child sexual exploitation and abuse. Red teaming helps companies identify and reduce those risks before bad actors can exploit them. 

When teams test systems rigorously and responsibly, they can better understand how safeguards may fail, how people may try to misuse a product, and what changes teams need to make to strengthen protections.

But understanding the results requires more than looking at headline metrics. 

This resource explores what effective red teaming looks like, how different testing methods answer different questions, the importance of aligning incentives, and why thoughtfully interpreting results can help strengthen safeguards and better protect children online.