The terms prohibit a defined list of conduct including malware introduction, hacking, jailbreaking, adversarial prompting, prompt injection outside authorized testing programs, phishing, fake account creation, misrepresenting AI-generated content as human-created, and using Google AI-generated content to train competing machine learning models. Violations may trigger content removal, account suspension, or termination.
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This provision establishes the specific prohibited conduct categories that may trigger enforcement actions including account suspension or termination. The explicit prohibition on using Google AI-generated content to train machine learning models or related AI technology is a notable provision with direct implications for developers and AI researchers using Google services.
The updated terms materially reduce service quality commitments. The revised language replaces Google's prior commitment to provide services using "reasonable skill and care" with an explicit as-is disclaimer stating that services are provided "without any express or implied warranties" unless stated in service-specific terms. The updated terms now explicitly apply to all users whether signed in to a Google account or not, extending their scope. Google also clarifies that its Privacy Policy applies to service use. These changes establish that users have fewer contractual recourse options if services fail to function as expected, except where service-specific additional terms or applicable law provide otherwise.
View change record →⚠ Users who engage in prohibited conduct, including using Google AI-generated content to train machine learning models, may have their content removed or their Google Account suspended or deleted under these terms.
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Compare across platforms →"You must not abuse, harm, interfere with, or disrupt our services or systems — for example, by: introducing malware spamming, hacking, or bypassing our systems or protective measures jailbreaking, adversarial prompting, or prompt injection, except as part of our safety and bug testing programs accessing or using our services or content in fraudulent or deceptive ways, such as: phishing creating fake accounts or content, including fake reviews misleading others into thinking that generative AI content was created by a human using AI-generated content from our services to develop machine learning models or related AI technologyExcerpt from Google's Terms of Service
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The prohibition on misrepresenting AI-generated content as human-created engages emerging AI transparency requirements including the EU AI Act's transparency obligations for AI-generated content.
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This provision establishes the specific prohibited conduct categories that may trigger enforcement actions including account suspension or termination. The explicit prohibition on using Google AI-generated content to train machine learning models or related AI technology is a notable provision with direct implications for developers and AI researchers using Google services.
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