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Six Criteria for the Reliability of AI

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AI has become an everyday helper for many people. However, you can't always trust the answers it gives.
Language models based on artificial intelligence (AI) can answer any question, but not always correctly. It would be helpful for users to know how reliable an AI system is. A team at Ruhr University Bochum and TU Dortmund University suggests six dimensions that determine the trustworthiness of a system, regardless of whether the system is made up of individuals, institutions, conventional machines, or AI. Dr. Carina Newen and Professor Emmanuel Müller from TU Dortmund University, alongside the philosopher Professor Albert Newen from Ruhr University Bochum, describe the concept in the international philosophical journal Topoi, published online on 14 November 2025.