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Reliability

Güvenilirlik

D4

For an AI system, reliability is the goal of overall correct operation under expected-use conditions over a stated period.

Review status: 2027-08-28

Technical explanation

It is assessed through evidence of intended performance under monitored conditions over time.

Conceptual boundaries

Reliability concerns overall correct operation under expected-use conditions over time; it is not interchangeable with validity, accuracy, robustness, or safety.

Provider-neutral example

A document-routing system can be monitored over its stated operating period to see whether it continues to route required cases correctly and reports failures for review.

Limitations

Ongoing testing and monitoring provide evidence under monitored conditions; they do not guarantee the absence of future failure.

Related concepts

Atomic claims and evidence

  1. 1.1NIST AI 100-1, Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0) — D4 evidence slice
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    NIST AI 100-1, Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0) — D4 evidence slice
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    Section 3.1, printed p. 13
    Supported claim
    NIST describes reliability for AI systems as a goal of overall correct operation under expected-use conditions over a given period, including the system's lifetime.
    Last verification
    Review due
    Scope limitation
    This is NIST's AI-system description and does not reduce reliability to a single model score.
  2. 2.1NIST AI 100-1, Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0) — D4 evidence slice
    Source
    NIST AI 100-1, Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0) — D4 evidence slice
    Source role
    Authoritative source
    Exact locator
    Section 3.1, printed p. 14
    Supported claim
    NIST states that validity and reliability for deployed AI systems are often assessed through ongoing testing or monitoring that confirms intended performance.
    Last verification
    Review due
    Scope limitation
    Ongoing testing can supply evidence under the monitored conditions; it does not guarantee absence of future failure.
  3. 3.1NIST AI 100-1, Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0) — D4 evidence slice
    Source
    NIST AI 100-1, Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0) — D4 evidence slice
    Source role
    Authoritative source
    Exact locator
    Section 3.1, printed p. 14
    Supported claim
    NIST states that accuracy and robustness contribute to validity and trustworthiness, while validity and reliability for deployed systems are assessed through ongoing testing or monitoring.
    Last verification
    Review due
    Scope limitation
    These relationships do not make accuracy, robustness, validity, and reliability interchangeable.
  4. 4.1NIST AI 100-1, Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0) — D4 evidence slice
    Source
    NIST AI 100-1, Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0) — D4 evidence slice
    Source role
    Authoritative source
    Exact locator
    Sections 3.1-3.2, printed pp. 13-14
    Supported claim
    NIST lists Valid & Reliable and Safe as distinct trustworthiness characteristics and states that accuracy and robustness contribute to validity and trustworthiness.
    Last verification
    Review due
    Scope limitation
    These characteristics interact but are not interchangeable.