Generating child sexual abuse material using Cohere's models or API is a strict and absolute prohibition under this policy.
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This is a categorical prohibition with no exceptions; any application or output that generates CSAM would constitute an immediate and severe breach of the Terms of Service and would independently constitute criminal conduct in virtually all jurisdictions.
The updated policy removes all substantive acceptable use requirements that were previously posted and enforceable. Users no longer have a referenced standard defining what conduct is prohibited on the platform. The removal of enforcement procedures means users cannot verify what conduct may trigger access restriction, suspension, or termination. The elimination of the child safety and sexually explicit content prohibitions from the posted policy creates uncertainty about whether these protections remain in effect through other terms or have been abandoned.
View change record →This prohibition directly protects minors from harm by categorically barring any use of Cohere's models to produce child sexual abuse material.
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In assessing misuse, we consider factors such as evidence that a report was motivated by bias or hatred (e.g., based on protected characteristics such as race, sexual orientation, or gender identity) or other malicious intent.
"Certain use cases, such as violence, hate speech, fraud, and privacy violations, are strictly prohibited. [The policy identifies generation of child sexual abuse material as a categorical prohibited use.]Excerpt from Cohere's Usage Policy
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This is a categorical prohibition with no exceptions; any application or output that generates CSAM would constitute an immediate and severe breach of the Terms of Service and would independently constitute criminal conduct in virtually all jurisdictions.
This prohibition directly protects minors from harm by categorically barring any use of Cohere's models to produce child sexual abuse material.
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