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Deploy models where benefits outweigh risks

High severity High confidence Explicit document language Common · 217 of 352 platforms

Key Facts

What does Google commit to regarding developing and deploying AI models and applications?
Google commits to developing and deploying AI models and applications only where the likely overall benefits substantially outweigh the foreseeable risks.
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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The 'substantially outweigh' standard sets a meaningful threshold above mere net-positive benefit, indicating Google commits to a higher bar before releasing AI products.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
5
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 921 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Google represents that AI products it releases have been assessed such that their likely overall benefits substantially outweigh foreseeable risks.

How other platforms handle this

LlamaIndex Medium

We do not train any models on User Content.

Tinder Medium

This is still Your Content, and you are responsible for it and its accuracy, as well as your use of it on our Services and any and all decisions made, actions taken, and failures to take action based on Your Content.

ActiveCampaign Medium

Due to the nature of the AI Features, generated Marketing Content may not be unique across users and the AI Features may generate the same or similar Marketing Content for other users.

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Developing and deploying models and applications where the likely overall benefits substantially outweigh the foreseeable risks.

Excerpt from Google's AI Principles

Applicable regulations

EU AI Act
European Union
Colorado AI Act
US-CO
GDPR
European Union
Texas AI Act
Texas, USA
UK GDPR
United Kingdom

Provision details

Document information
Document
Google AI Principles
Entity
Google
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
April 27, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-017559
Document ID
CA-D-00016
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
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Analysis generated
April 27, 2026 09:45 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Google
Document: Google AI Principles
Record ID: CA-P-017559
Captured: 2026-04-27 09:45:22 UTC
SHA-256: ff3533d534422351…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/google/google-ai-principles/provision/CA-P-017559/deploy-models-where-benefits-outweigh-risks/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Google's Deploy models where benefits outweigh risks clause do?

The 'substantially outweigh' standard sets a meaningful threshold above mere net-positive benefit, indicating Google commits to a higher bar before releasing AI products.

How does this clause affect you?

Google represents that AI products it releases have been assessed such that their likely overall benefits substantially outweigh foreseeable risks.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 217 platforms. See the full comparison.

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