AI safety means making sure that artificial intelligence (AI) systems don’t do anything bad. AI systems are made up of computer programs that are designed to do a certain task. AI safety means making sure the computer programs are working properly and that they won’t do anything that could hurt people or cause problems. For example, if an AI system is driving cars then it should be programmed to avoid hitting people and animals, and to obey traffic rules. AI safety means making sure the AI systems are safe to use.