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Prohibited AI Applications

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This provision establishes Google's operational boundaries for AI development by categorically excluding certain application domains from development and deployment activities. It functions as an institutional commitment that constrains product design decisions across identified high-risk categories.

Interpretive note: The provision relies on internal benefit-risk judgments that are not subject to external audit or verification under the document's terms.

Clause Stability Stable

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Apr 9, 2026
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May 11, 2026
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This clause type exists across 560 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

This provision does not establish specific obligations or restrictions on user conduct. It describes Google's commitments regarding which categories of AI systems the company will not build, rather than governing user access to or use of existing services.

How other platforms handle this

Teachable Medium

You agree not to post, upload, publish, submit or transmit any content that: (i) infringes, misappropriates or violates a third party's patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, moral rights or other intellectual property rights, or rights of publicity or privacy; (ii) violates, or encourages any ...

Mailchimp Medium

You must not use Mailchimp to send to role-based email addresses (such as info@, sales@, or support@), to send to addresses harvested from websites or other online sources without permission, or to email addresses obtained through dictionary attacks or automated address generation.

Perplexity AI Medium

You agree not to engage in any of the following prohibited activities: (i) copying, distributing, or disclosing any part of the Services in any medium; (ii) using any automated system, including 'robots,' 'spiders,' 'offline readers,' etc., to access the Services; (iii) transmitting spam, chain lett...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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We want to be clear that while we are optimistic about the potential of AI, we recognize that advanced technologies can raise important ethical challenges that we have a responsibility to address. 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 a 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

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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
May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-002363
Document ID
CA-D-00016
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
01eac047cd91414b4bffbdeac9454c7595d79a555798103c33fd9d1b80ee2c7f
Analysis generated
April 27, 2026 09:45 UTC
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Citation Record
Entity: Google
Document: Google AI Principles
Record ID: CA-P-002363
Captured: 2026-04-27 09:45:22 UTC
SHA-256: 01eac047cd91414b…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/google/google-ai-principles/prohibited-ai-applications/
Accessed: June 18, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Google's Prohibited AI Applications clause do?

This provision establishes Google's operational boundaries for AI development by categorically excluding certain application domains from development and deployment activities. It functions as an institutional commitment that constrains product design decisions across identified high-risk categories.

How does this clause affect you?

This provision does not establish specific obligations or restrictions on user conduct. It describes Google's commitments regarding which categories of AI systems the company will not build, rather than governing user access to or use of existing services.

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