Online Safety Analysis for LLMs: A Benchmark, an Assessment, and a Path Forward

This research creates a benchmark and evaluation framework for online safety analysis of LLMs, which involves detecting unsafe outputs while the AI is generating text rather than after it finishes. The study tests various safety detection methods on different LLMs and finds that combining multiple methods together, called hybridization, can improve safety detection effectiveness. The work aims to help developers choose appropriate safety methods for their specific applications.