AI Assurance: Lessons from Safety-Critical Engineering

Can AI earn the trust we place in nuclear power, aviation, and critical infrastructure?

In high-risk industries, trust isn’t left to chance. Every system is rigorously tested, every failure anticipated, every risk mitigated.

Our whitepaper explores what AI can learn from safety-critical engineering. What if AI assurance followed a similar disciplined approach? What would it take to build AI systems that are not just functional, but fundamentally trustworthy?

Inside, we unpack:

• Lessons from safety-critical sectors: how they manage risk and ensure reliability
• The backbone of trust: why standards and baselines matter
• From lab to life: what it takes to move AI from proof-of-concept to operational deployment
• The human factor: why testing and oversight are non-negotiable