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Frontier Safety Framework

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Google DeepMind's published policy for severe risks from its most capable models: Critical Capability Levels for misuse, machine learning R&D and misalignment, early-warning evaluations, and security and deployment mitigations, reviewed at least once a year. Version 3.1 is dated 17 Apr 2026 1.

Developed in
the frontier safety frameworks crosswalk
Chapters
ch. 10, Reading List
Source
1 numbered reference, listed below

Where it is used

2 chapters of the Body of Knowledge use the term. Each link opens the first section that does.

Frontier Safety Framework: mentions per chapter3 mentions of the term across 2 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapterOther chapter08 Regulatory Map: 1 mention08 Regulatory Map110 Reading List: 2 mentions10 Reading List2No mentions in the other 21 chaptersSource: the Body of Knowledgev0.5.0
Frontier Safety Framework: mentions per chapter3 mentions of the term across 2 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapterOther chapter000102030405060708 Regulatory Map: 1 mention10810 Reading List: 2 mentions21011121314151617181920212223Source: the Body of Knowledge v0.5.0
Mentions per chapter How often each chapter names the term, with the chapters the glossary cross-references drawn solid. The longest bar is where to read the term in use; bars spread across many chapters mark a term that runs through the discipline.
Mentions as a table
Mentions of Frontier Safety Framework per chapter
ChapterMentionsCross-referenced
00 Preface0No
01 Definition0No
02 Why Now0No
03 Values & Principles0No
04 The Stack0No
05 Patterns0No
06 The Role0No
07 Maturity Model0No
08 Regulatory Map1No
10 Reading List2Yes
11 AI Defined0No
12 Governance Program0No
13 Risk Management0No
14 Development0No
15 Deployment0No
16 Fairness & XAI0No
17 Incidents0No
18 EU AI Act0No
19 Privacy & AI0No
20 Existing Law0No
21 AI Laws Worldwide0No
22 Principles & Standards0No
23 AI Agents0No
Frontier Safety Framework: related terms and patternsThe term at the centre; related terms on solid edges, the terms it is contrasted with on dashed edges, and the patterns that use it most in the colour of their layer.RelatedFrontier Safety FrameworkRelated terms (4)Critical Capability Level (CCL) · RelatedCritical Capability Level (CCL)Machine learning · RelatedMachine learningPreparedness Framework · RelatedPreparedness FrameworkResponsible Scaling Policy (RSP) · RelatedResponsible Scaling Policy
Frontier Safety Framework: related terms and patternsThe term at the centre; related terms on solid edges, the terms it is contrasted with on dashed edges, and the patterns that use it most in the colour of their layer.RelatedRelated terms (4)Critical Capability Level (CCL) · RelatedCritical Capability Level (CCL)Machine learning · RelatedMachine learningPreparedness Framework · RelatedPreparedness FrameworkResponsible Scaling Policy (RSP) · RelatedResponsible Scaling PolicyFrontier SafetyFramework
The term's neighbourhood Terms related to this one on solid edges, terms it is often confused with on dashed edges, and the patterns that use it most in the colour of their layer. Follow a dashed edge to check the distinction before you use either term.
Neighbourhood as a table
Neighbourhood of Frontier Safety Framework
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Related termsCritical Capability Level (CCL)Related
Related termsMachine learningRelated
Related termsPreparedness FrameworkRelated
Related termsResponsible Scaling Policy (RSP)Related
  • Preparedness Framework

    OpenAI's published policy for frontier capabilities that could cause severe harm: Tracked Categories with High and Critical thresholds, Safeguards Reports…

  • Responsible Scaling Policy (RSP)

    Anthropic's published policy for catastrophic risks from its models: capability thresholds with planned safeguards, periodic Risk Reports, a Responsible…

  • Critical Capability Level (CCL)

    In Google DeepMind's Frontier Safety Framework, a capability level at which a model may pose a heightened risk of severe harm without mitigations; reaching…

  • Machine learning

    The branch of AI in which a system improves at a task by learning patterns from data rather than by following rules people wrote.

Sources

  1. [1] Frontier Safety Framework, Version 3.1 (Critical and Tracked Capability Levels, security and deployment mitigations, annual review). Google DeepMind. 2026-04-17. https://storage.googleapis.com/deepmind-media/DeepMind.com/Blog/strengthening-our-frontier-safety-framework/frontier-safety-framework_3-1.pdf (verified: primary)

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Cite this term

García Aibar, J. (2026). Frontier Safety Framework. In AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis & Body of Knowledge (v0.5.0), Glossary. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22956197. https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/frontier-safety-framework. CC BY 4.0

BibTeX

@misc{aige2026frontiersafetyframework,
  author  = {Jorge García Aibar},
  title   = {{Frontier Safety Framework}},
  note    = {Glossary, AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis \& Body of Knowledge, version 0.5.0},
  year    = {2026},
  doi     = {10.5281/zenodo.22956197},
  url     = {https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/frontier-safety-framework}
}