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Groq explicitly forbids both technical circumvention of protective systems and indirect policy violations achieved through model prompting, closing off attempts to exploit the AI layer to evade restrictions.
Interpretive note: The phrase 'if any' attached to safety mechanisms is notable—it is an omitted qualifier recorded in omitted_material rather than stated in the canonical claim, which focuses on the primary prohibition.
Users are prohibited from bypassing any service safeguard—technical or policy-based—whether directly or by crafting prompts that cause the model to act in violation of Groq's policies.
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Groq explicitly forbids both technical circumvention of protective systems and indirect policy violations achieved through model prompting, closing off attempts to exploit the AI layer to evade restrictions.
Users are prohibited from bypassing any service safeguard—technical or policy-based—whether directly or by crafting prompts that cause the model to act in violation of Groq's policies.
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