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Inputs submitted by users to AI-Assisted Features, such as the Q&A service, may be used by Chegg to train its AI and large language model systems, and may be incorporated into outputs served to other users. Users acquire no ownership rights over AI-generated outputs.
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This provision establishes a distinct, express authorization for Chegg to use user-submitted inputs specifically for AI and LLM training, separate from and in addition to the general User Content license. This applies to all interactions with AI-Assisted Features and includes incorporation into outputs delivered to other users of the Services.
Interpretive note: Enforceability of the AI training authorization for minor users and in non-US jurisdictions depends on applicable law and regulatory interpretation of consent adequacy requirements.
Under this clause, content submitted to Chegg's AI-Assisted Features, including the Q&A service, is expressly licensed for use in training Chegg's AI and large language model systems. The agreement also states that users acquire no rights in AI-generated outputs and that those outputs may be inaccurate or subject to third-party rights.
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"Without limiting your license to Chegg set forth in these Terms of Use, you expressly grant to Chegg the right to use User Content submitted to such AI-Assisted Features to train Chegg's artificial intelligence (AI) and other large language model (LLM) technologies and to incorporate the User Content into answers, replies, and other outputs from the AI-Assisted Features or Chegg's other services. Please note that you acquire no rights in the Chegg Content that is output by the AI-Assisted Features, and that such outputs may be inaccurate and/or be subject to third party rights.Excerpt from Chegg's Terms of Use
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision implicates the FTC's ongoing scrutiny of AI data practices and consent adequacy for AI training use of consumer-submitted data. COPPA is relevant given the minimum age of 13 and the possibility that minors' inputs may be used for AI training. The EU AI Act and GDPR may apply to EU-resident users, particularly regarding lawful basis for processing personal data for AI training purposes. The California Consumer Privacy Act may impose additional disclosure and consent requirements for California residents. 2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: High. The express use of user inputs, including those from minors aged 13-17, for AI and LLM training represents a significant data governance consideration. The provision that outputs 'may be inaccurate and/or be subject to third party rights' while placing sole responsibility on users for compliance creates a material liability allocation question. 3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU and EEA users face heightened exposure given GDPR requirements for a lawful basis to process personal data for AI training, which may not be satisfied by the broad consent embedded in these Terms. California residents may have rights under CCPA to opt out of certain uses of personal information. Users under 18 in various jurisdictions may be subject to additional protections that affect the enforceability of this authorization. 4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Institutions deploying Chegg for student use should evaluate whether student data submitted to AI features may constitute education records under FERPA, which would impose additional constraints. The provision that outputs may incorporate User Content from other users raises intellectual property chain-of-custody questions relevant to institutional IP policies. 5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams should assess whether the consent mechanism embedded in these Terms of Use satisfies jurisdiction-specific requirements for AI training use of personal data, particularly for minor users. A review of the de-identification procedures referenced in the chat history opt-out provision is warranted to confirm operational adequacy of the de-identification standard applied.
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This provision establishes a distinct, express authorization for Chegg to use user-submitted inputs specifically for AI and LLM training, separate from and in addition to the general User Content license. This applies to all interactions with AI-Assisted Features and includes incorporation into outputs delivered to other users of the Services.
Under this clause, content submitted to Chegg's AI-Assisted Features, including the Q&A service, is expressly licensed for use in training Chegg's AI and large language model systems. The agreement also states that users acquire no rights in AI-generated outputs and that those outputs may be inaccurate or subject to third-party rights.
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