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Cohere · Cohere Command R and Command R+ Model Card · View original document ↗

Developers must attend to toxic degeneration risks

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This recommendation identifies two specific risk categories that Cohere singles out as deserving heightened developer attention when building on its platform.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Developers using Cohere's platform are advised to actively monitor for toxic degeneration and social bias reinforcement in their applications.

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We recommend that developers be especially attuned to risks presented by toxic degeneration and the reinforcement of historical social biases.

Excerpt from Cohere's Command R and Command R+ Model Card

Provision details

Document information
Document
Cohere Command R and Command R+ Model Card
Entity
Cohere
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
May 12, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-004650, captured July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-064306
Document ID
CA-D-000830
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-004650)
cb93085965c1f78ee9a58084ac24ecbf71b986dd2f3ac52587f8b27da8f6e701
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 05:27 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-004650, captured July 9, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Not the current version. The document's current version is CA-V-007417, captured Oct. 8, 2026; this clause has not been re-checked against it.
Citation Record
Entity: Cohere
Document: Cohere Command R and Command R+ Model Card
Record ID: CA-P-064306
Version: CA-V-004650
Captured: 2026-07-09 00:49:59 UTC
SHA-256: cb93085965c1f78e…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/cohere/cohere-command-r-and-command-r-model-card/provision/CA-P-064306/developers-must-attend-to-toxic-degeneration-risks/
Accessed: Oct. 13, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
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What does Cohere's Developers must attend to toxic degeneration risks clause do?

This recommendation identifies two specific risk categories that Cohere singles out as deserving heightened developer attention when building on its platform.

How does this clause affect you?

Developers using Cohere's platform are advised to actively monitor for toxic degeneration and social bias reinforcement in their applications.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 268 platforms. See the full comparison.

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