You are not allowed to try to bypass or disable the safety features and content filters that AWS and model providers have built into Bedrock models.
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The terms impose an explicit obligation on customers not to attempt to circumvent model safety mechanisms, which applies to prompt engineering techniques, fine-tuning approaches, or system prompt configurations designed to override content policies.
Interpretive note: The boundary between permitted system prompt customization and prohibited safety circumvention is not precisely defined in the document text, creating interpretive uncertainty for advanced use cases.
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Customers using Bedrock must ensure that their prompt engineering, system prompt design, and fine-tuning workflows do not attempt to override safety mechanisms or content filters, as these activities are prohibited under the service terms regardless of the intended use case.
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"You must not attempt to disable, circumvent, or otherwise undermine safety mechanisms, content filters, or use policies built into the models or the Service.— Excerpt from AWS Bedrock's AWS Service Terms
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This prohibition aligns with requirements under the EU AI Act for deployers of AI systems to maintain and not undermine safety measures, and with FTC guidance on AI safety practices. Non-compliance with this clause could also implicate the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act in the US context depending on the method used to circumvent safety mechanisms, though legal applicability would depend on the specific technique and jurisdiction. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The clause is broadly worded and the boundary between legitimate prompt engineering for specialized use cases and prohibited circumvention attempts is not precisely defined in the document, creating interpretive uncertainty for advanced enterprise users with legitimate specialized requirements. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU customers face heightened exposure under the EU AI Act's safety obligations for AI deployers. The restriction applies globally to all Bedrock customers. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Organizations providing Bedrock-based services to their own customers should include downstream use restrictions in their own terms of service to avoid facilitating end-user circumvention attempts that could constitute a breach of the AWS Service Terms. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: AI governance teams should establish internal policies distinguishing permitted system prompt customization from prohibited safety mechanism circumvention, and conduct legal review of any fine-tuning or model customization workflows that modify model behavior to ensure compliance with this provision.
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The terms impose an explicit obligation on customers not to attempt to circumvent model safety mechanisms, which applies to prompt engineering techniques, fine-tuning approaches, or system prompt configurations designed to override content policies.
Customers using Bedrock must ensure that their prompt engineering, system prompt design, and fine-tuning workflows do not attempt to override safety mechanisms or content filters, as these activities are prohibited under the service terms regardless of the intended use case.
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