The terms prohibit using Bedrock to generate illegal content, content that could facilitate weapons development, or content that sexualizes minors, among other harmful categories.
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These restrictions define the outer boundary of permitted Bedrock use cases and carry account termination risk for violations; organizations providing Bedrock-based services to end users must ensure their downstream use cases comply with these restrictions.
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Businesses building applications on Bedrock must ensure their end users cannot use those applications to generate prohibited content categories, as the terms hold the Bedrock customer responsible for use occurring through their application, not just their own direct use.
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"You may not use Amazon Bedrock to generate content that is illegal, harmful, deceptive, or violates the rights of third parties. You may not use the Service to generate content that facilitates the creation of weapons, illegal activities, or material that sexualizes minors.— Excerpt from AWS Bedrock's AWS Service Terms
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Prohibited use categories including child sexual abuse material engage mandatory reporting obligations under US federal law (PROTECT Our Children Act) and equivalent statutes in other jurisdictions. Restrictions on weapons-related content engage export control regulations including EAR and ITAR in the US context. The EU AI Act's prohibited AI practices provisions also overlap with some of these categories. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: High for organizations operating consumer-facing applications built on Bedrock. The terms impose on the Bedrock customer a duty to prevent prohibited use by their own end users, which requires technical and policy controls at the application layer. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: All jurisdictions have relevant laws regarding illegal content generation. The EU AI Act's prohibited practices list includes specific AI use cases that overlap with these restrictions. US federal law creates mandatory reporting obligations for certain categories of illegal content that Bedrock customers must be aware of. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Organizations building consumer applications on Bedrock should include downstream acceptable use policies in their own terms of service that mirror or exceed the Bedrock restrictions, and should implement technical controls to prevent prohibited content generation. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Organizations should conduct a risk assessment of their application's potential for misuse in prohibited categories and implement content moderation, user authentication, and abuse reporting mechanisms appropriate to their risk profile. Legal review of whether specific planned use cases fall within prohibited categories should be conducted prior to deployment.
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These restrictions define the outer boundary of permitted Bedrock use cases and carry account termination risk for violations; organizations providing Bedrock-based services to end users must ensure their downstream use cases comply with these restrictions.
Businesses building applications on Bedrock must ensure their end users cannot use those applications to generate prohibited content categories, as the terms hold the Bedrock customer responsible for use occurring through their application, not just their own direct use.
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