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Prohibited Use Cases

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What it is

The document establishes that Command R models are not recommended for consequential individual decisions in financial services, employment, and housing without human oversight, and identifies social scoring, inciting violence, and misinformation generation as prohibited use cases governed by Cohere's Usage Guidelines and customer agreements.

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This provision defines the operational boundary between permitted and prohibited deployments of Command R models, and the prohibited categories directly intersect with high-risk AI application classifications under the EU AI Act and related regulatory frameworks applicable to automated decision-making.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

The agreement establishes that use of Command R models for decisions affecting financial services access, employment, and housing without human oversight is not a recommended use case. The document identifies social scoring, inciting violence, and misinformation generation as prohibited uses governed by Cohere's Usage Guidelines and customer agreements.

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We do not recommend using the Command R models on their own for decisions that could have a significant impact on individuals, including those related to access to financial services, employment, and housing. Cohere's Usage Guidelines and customer agreements contain details about prohibited use cases, like social scoring, inciting violence or harm, and misinformation or other political manipulation.

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Provision details

Document information
Document
Cohere Responsible Use Policy
Entity
Cohere
Document last updated
May 12, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-014385
Document ID
CA-D-00830
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
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Content hash (SHA-256)
06ab5e02539ada114dce05fa235995dca7762c7cb5d195703306b5ef9bf69fc6
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 05:27 UTC
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Citation Record
Entity: Cohere
Document: Cohere Responsible Use Policy
Record ID: CA-P-014385
Captured: 2026-07-09 05:27:24 UTC
SHA-256: 06ab5e02539ada11…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/cohere/cohere-responsible-use-policy/provision/CA-P-014385/prohibited-use-cases/
Accessed: Sept. 13, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Cohere's Prohibited Use Cases clause do?

This provision defines the operational boundary between permitted and prohibited deployments of Command R models, and the prohibited categories directly intersect with high-risk AI application classifications under the EU AI Act and related regulatory frameworks applicable to automated decision-making.

How does this clause affect you?

The agreement establishes that use of Command R models for decisions affecting financial services access, employment, and housing without human oversight is not a recommended use case. The document identifies social scoring, inciting violence, and misinformation generation as prohibited uses governed by Cohere's Usage Guidelines and customer agreements.

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