The AI Agent Risk Checklist
Don't deploy your AI agent blindly. Use this comprehensive 63-point checklist to catch hallucinations, dark patterns, security holes, and reputation risks before they reach customers.
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Testing Checkpoints
Critical Risk Areas
First Pass Time
"This checklist caught 3 critical vulnerabilities we completely missed in our internal review. We were 2 days from launch. Worth its weight in gold."
— Marcus Kim, Senior AI Engineer
What's Inside the Checklist
Hallucination Detection
7 essential tests to catch when your AI makes up facts, cites non-existent sources, or confidently delivers wrong answers.
Prompt Injection Prevention
9 attack scenarios to test if users can manipulate your AI into bypassing rules, leaking data, or behaving maliciously.
Security & Privacy Checks
8 critical security tests for data leakage, PII handling, authentication bypass, and API vulnerabilities.
Jailbreak Resistance
6 adversarial tests to ensure your AI can't be tricked into generating harmful, offensive, or brand-damaging content.
Output Validation
5 verification steps to catch formatting errors, broken logic, missing citations, and inconsistent responses.
Bias & Fairness Audits
6 tests for demographic bias, stereotype reinforcement, accessibility issues, and unfair treatment patterns.
Content Moderation
4 safeguards against generating illegal content, brand violations, competitive mentions, or regulated advice.
Production Monitoring
5 ongoing monitoring checks to catch failures in real-time, before they go viral or reach 10,000 customers.
Agentic & Tool-Use Safety
10 critical checks for AI agents that call tools, use MCP, or take autonomous actions. Covers OWASP Agentic AI Top 10, trust boundaries, and orchestration loop attacks.
Dark Pattern Detection NEW
7 checks to scan AI-generated UIs and e-commerce flows for deceptive design — fake urgency, hidden costs, confirmshaming, false scarcity, and sneaking tactics.
Why This Matters: Real Costs of Skipping Testing
Chevrolet: Chatbot convinced to sell cars for $1 after prompt injection attack → Unlimited liability exposure + viral reputation damage
Air Canada: AI hallucinated bereavement fare policy → Lost lawsuit, forced to honor false promises, set legal precedent
DPD: Chatbot jailbroken to swear at customers and insult company → Viral Twitter backlash, international news coverage
Google Bard: Hallucinated answer in launch demo → $100 billion stock market loss in one day
Every one of these failures was preventable with systematic testing.
Don't be the next cautionary tale.
How to Use This Checklist
Before Deployment
Run through all 63 checkpoints before launching your AI agent. Flag any "fails" for immediate attention. Don't ship until you have 100% pass rate on critical items.
After Major Changes
Every time you update your AI model, prompt, or RAG data sources, re-run the checklist. Changes break things in unexpected ways — even "small" updates.
Ongoing Audits
Schedule monthly spot checks on production systems. AI models drift over time. Adversaries evolve their attacks. Stay ahead of emerging risks.
Customize for Your Use Case
Not all 50 items apply equally to every AI agent. Prioritize based on your specific risks. E-commerce chatbots need different focus than medical AI.
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Who Is This Checklist For?
👨💼 Founders & CTOs
You're shipping an AI-powered feature. Use this to sleep better knowing you've covered the critical failure modes.
👨💻 AI Engineers & Developers
You're building the AI. Use this to systematically test edge cases and adversarial scenarios before prod.
🔍 QA & Testing Teams
You're responsible for quality. Use this as your AI-specific test plan to catch what manual testing misses.
🛡️ Security & Compliance
You're evaluating AI risk. Use this to audit existing deployments and flag vulnerabilities for remediation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this really free?
Yes, 100% free. No credit card, no email gate, no catch. We believe AI safety should be accessible to everyone.
Do I need technical expertise to use this?
The checklist is written for both technical and non-technical users. Each item includes plain-English explanations and example tests you can run.
How long does it take to complete?
A thorough first pass takes about 30 minutes for a simple chatbot, 2-4 hours for a complex AI agent. Subsequent audits are faster (15-30 min).
Can I share this with my team?
Absolutely! Share it with your entire organization. The more people testing AI safety, the better.
What format is the download?
It's a clean, printable HTML page that you can save as PDF. Works on any device, prints beautifully.
Will this prevent all AI failures?
No single checklist can prevent 100% of failures, but following these 56 checkpoints will eliminate 95%+ of common preventable risks. That's the difference between shipping confidently and holding your breath.
Don't Ship Blind
Every AI failure on our database was preventable. Don't add yours to the list.
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