# What are Profiles?

**Profiles** act as customizable rulesets that control how Aiceberg monitors and governs AI interactions. They determine what safety signals to detect, how to respond to violations, and what actions to take on inputs and outputs.

Profiles allow you to create different governance rulesets for different:

* use cases or applications
* teams or departments
* risk tolerance levels
* compliance requirements

Think of Profiles as your AI governance "policies in code" — they're how you translate your organization's AI safety, security, and compliance requirements into actionable technical controls.

Access Profiles through the Inventory.

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### Create a new Profile

Tap the + icon. ![Screenshot 2025-07-17 at 8.14.43 AM](/files/1a223bf45004e8b8982d3d2284c7444c93c99375)
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### Name and describe

Enter a name and optional description and tap Create. ![Screenshot 2025-07-17 at 8.17.18 AM](/files/82ecd60be7f8c567bbb35a2b16c58f014677b41a)
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### Profile created

Your new Profile is created and you can begin configuring it. New accounts come populated with a Default Profile that has many settings already configured. ![Screenshot 2025-07-17 at 8.17.42 AM](/files/c033564257823acc7b5453b629d3e3d1c43458af)
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### Copy ID, duplicate, delete

At the top of the Profile, tap the copy/paste icon to copy the Profile ID to your clipboard. Tapping the kabob menu on the right will open a menu flyover to access duplicate and delete. ![Screenshot 2025-07-17 at 8.20.29 AM](/files/bc8e8188c0014dd9f1fc56a5370b2f09fe9b79fa)
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### View configuration summary

To see a quick view of how your Profile is configured, tap the top chevron and the Profile categories will all expand. Alternatively, you can see a summary of any category by tapping its individual chevron. ![Screenshot 2025-07-17 at 8.17.42 AM-1](/files/cd5c05d7499fc6c9e6c3e1b88f74b986fcf95dd6)
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To learn more about how to configure your Profile, check out [How are Profiles Configured](/inventory/what-is-the-inventory/what-are-profiles/how-are-profiles-configured.md).


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