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Prohibited AI Applications List

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This clause establishes Google's operational policy framework for AI development screening and go/no-go decision criteria. The provision conditions deployment authorization on risk-benefit assessment and safety constraint implementation, creating internal governance requirements for project approval.

Clause Stability Stable

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Changes
3
Months Monitored
Apr 3, 2026
First Seen
Apr 9, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 261 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

This provision describes Google's AI development and deployment constraints. The terms establish that Google will not offer AI applications falling within these four prohibited categories, affecting what AI services and capabilities the company makes available through its products and services.

How other platforms handle this

OpenAI Medium

Only models with a post-mitigation score of "medium" or below can be deployed. Only models with a post-mitigation score of "high" or below can be developed further.

Tinder Medium

For information on how we process personal data through "profiling" and "automated decision-making", please see our FAQ.

Supabase Medium

After registration, you may create, upload or transmit files, documents, videos, images, data or information as part of your use of the Service (collectively, "User Content"). This includes any inputs you provide to our AI-powered support tools and outputs generated in response to your inputs. User ...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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We will not design or deploy AI in the following application areas: Technologies that cause or are likely to cause overall harm. Where there is material risk of harm, we will proceed only where we believe that the benefits substantially outweigh the risks, and will incorporate appropriate safety constraints. Weapons or other technologies whose principal purpose or implementation is to cause or directly facilitate injury to people. Technologies that gather or use information for surveillance violating internationally accepted norms. Technologies whose purpose contravenes widely accepted principles of international law and human rights.

— Excerpt from Google's Google 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
March 6, 2026
Last verified
April 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-000141
Document ID
CA-D-00016
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
9ebc422713724c8a5f3a92a7071619ee6dc70dba4faf04a1f3a087c3ac08c42f
Analysis generated
March 6, 2026 20:30 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Google
Document: Google AI Principles
Record ID: CA-P-000141
Captured: 2026-03-06 20:30:33 UTC
SHA-256: 9ebc422713724c8a…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/google/google-ai-principles/prohibited-ai-applications-list/
Accessed: July 4, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Medium
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Google's Prohibited AI Applications List clause do?

This clause establishes Google's operational policy framework for AI development screening and go/no-go decision criteria. The provision conditions deployment authorization on risk-benefit assessment and safety constraint implementation, creating internal governance requirements for project approval.

How does this clause affect you?

This provision describes Google's AI development and deployment constraints. The terms establish that Google will not offer AI applications falling within these four prohibited categories, affecting what AI services and capabilities the company makes available through its products and services.

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