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# Beyond the Hype: Building Trustworthy and Reliable LLM Applications with Guardrails

Securing your LLM prompt layer is only half the battle. Deploy robust guardrails to protect RAG pipelines and block prompt injections without crippling system latency.

- **Speakers:** [Alex Soto](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@alex-soto)
- **Event:** World Congress 2025
- **Published:** August 20, 2025
- **Duration:** 29:00
- **URL:** https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1594-beyond-the-hype-building-trustworthy-and-reliable-llm-applications-with-guardrails
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