You cannot use ElevenLabs to create audio designed to trick people into thinking a real person said something they did not, spread false information, or interfere with elections.
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This provision addresses one of the most socially significant risks of AI voice technology, specifically the generation of synthetic audio designed to manipulate public opinion or deceive audiences, and it has direct implications under emerging synthetic media election laws.
Interpretive note: The prohibition on content 'intended to deceive' is intent-based, and the practical standard for determining intent, as well as what constitutes harmful deception versus satire or parody, is not specified in the policy.
Users who generate AI audio intended to deceive audiences about speaker identity or spread false information, including political disinformation, are in violation of this provision and face account suspension or termination.
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"You may not use the Services to generate audio content intended to deceive listeners about the identity of the speaker, spread false information, interfere with elections or democratic processes, or otherwise mislead audiences in ways that could cause harm.Excerpt from ElevenLabs's Usage Policy
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages the EU AI Act's prohibition on AI systems that deploy subliminal techniques or exploit vulnerabilities to distort behavior; FEC regulations and state election laws that increasingly address synthetic media …
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This provision addresses one of the most socially significant risks of AI voice technology, specifically the generation of synthetic audio designed to manipulate public opinion or deceive audiences, and it has direct implications under emerging synthetic media election laws.
Users who generate AI audio intended to deceive audiences about speaker identity or spread false information, including political disinformation, are in violation of this provision and face account suspension or termination.
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