Brittleness
AIGP glossary · Last reviewed: · By Victor Humenhuk (AIGP certified)
Brittleness - An AI performing successfully in one instance yet failing in another.
In the AIGP body of knowledge, Brittleness comes up under Module 6: Governing AI Development · BoK III.B.
Brittleness in context
- Watch the AI-unique failure modes ==brittleness== and ==hallucinations==, and match resources to risk. (Testing and Validation)
- Treat every occurrence as an incident, keep records in an ==AI registrar==, and know the ==five usual causes== - brittleness, lack of robustness, lack of quality data, insufficient testing, and model or data drift. (Incidents, consequences and accountability)
Where Brittleness is covered in the AIGP study notes
Related terms
- Hallucinations
- AI Incident Database
- Homomorphic encryption
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