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Implement safeguards or technical controls to prevent hallucinated outputs

Control activities

Typical evidence

Should include?

Implementing factual accuracy controls. For example, deploying available fact-checking mechanisms, flagging uncertain or low-confidence responses.

D001.1 Config: Groundedness filter

Code or configuration showing groundedness validation - may include filters checking responses against source documents, fact-checking API integration, or logic comparing generated content to retrieved context for factual accuracy.

Typical location
Engineering Code
Capabilities
Text-generationVoice-generationCode-generation

Establishing information source validation. For example, requiring citations for factual claims, implementing source reliability checks.

D001.2 Demonstration: User-facing citations & source attributions

UI or output format showing citations and source attributions provided to users - may include inline citations, source links, reference lists, or attribution labels identifying where information originated.

Typical location
Product
Capabilities
Text-generationVoice-generationCode-generation
May include?

Maintaining uncertainty communication. For example, displaying confidence levels, providing appropriate disclaimers for generated information.

D001.3 Demonstration: User-facing uncertainty labels

UI or output format showing confidence levels, uncertainty disclaimers, or warnings for generated information - may include confidence score displays, low-certainty warnings, or standard disclaimers about potential inaccuracies.

Typical location
Product
Capabilities
Text-generationVoice-generationCode-generation

Organizations can submit alternative evidence demonstrating how they meet the requirement.