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The policy states that Inflection AI may derive inferences about a user's emotional state, tone, and sentiments from their inputs. An opt-out specifically for voice-based emotional inference is available in account settings.
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This provision discloses the derivation of emotional and psychological characteristics from user inputs, which may constitute processing of special categories of inferred data under GDPR or sensitive personal information under certain U.S. state privacy laws. The opt-out is limited to voice-based emotional inference, which does not necessarily extend to text-based sentiment inference.
Interpretive note: The opt-out applies specifically to voice-based emotional inference; the document does not clearly state whether text-based sentiment and emotional inference is also subject to an opt-out, creating interpretive uncertainty about the full scope of user control.
The updated policy establishes broader data collection practices than previously disclosed. The terms now explicitly state the company collects voice and audio inputs alongside text, whereas prior language specified only text and other materials. Additionally, the policy now discloses collection of precise geolocation information with user consent and authorization to access contacts, emails, calendars, and documents from third-party platforms. You can stop collection of precise location information at any time through the Your Choices section.
View change record →Under this provision, Inflection AI may infer emotional state, tone, and sentiments from user inputs and retain those inferences. The account settings opt-out is described as specific to voice-based emotional inference; the document does not provide a separate opt-out for text-based emotional or sentiment inference.
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"We may use your inputs to make inferences about your emotional state, tone, sentiments, or other characteristics. You may opt out of using voice to infer emotions in your Account settings page.Excerpt from Inflection AI's Privacy Policy
1. REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Inference of emotional state and sentiment from user inputs engages GDPR Article 9 considerations where inferred characteristics may amount to special category data (for example, health or mental health indicators inferred from emotional state). The EU AI Act includes provisions specifically addressing emotional recognition systems in workplace and educational contexts, though the acceptable use restrictions in the Terms mirror some of these prohibitions. U.S. state privacy laws including the CPRA define sensitive personal information in ways that may encompass inferred psychological characteristics. Relevant enforcement authorities include EU and UK Data Protection Authorities and the California Privacy Protection Agency. 2. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: High for EU users. Emotional inference from conversational AI inputs is an area of increasing regulatory scrutiny. The scope of the opt-out (limited to voice-based inference) leaves open whether text-based emotional and sentiment inference is subject to a separate consent or objection mechanism, which creates potential exposure under GDPR transparency and purpose limitation principles. 3. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU and EEA users face the most significant exposure because GDPR may require explicit consent for processing of inferred special category characteristics. Illinois users should evaluate whether emotional inference from voice inputs engages the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act, though the applicability of BIPA to voice-derived emotional inference rather than biometric identifiers is legally unsettled. California residents should evaluate CPRA provisions on sensitive personal information. 4. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Organizations deploying Pi in enterprise contexts should assess whether emotional inference capabilities are active for their user populations and whether their data processing agreements with Inflection AI adequately address the scope and retention of inferred emotional data. The acceptable use restrictions prohibit use of the service for emotional recognition in workplace or educational settings, but the platform itself retains the right to perform such inference for its own purposes. 5. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams should evaluate whether the current opt-out scope (voice only) satisfies transparency and purpose limitation obligations under GDPR for text-based emotional inference. Data protection impact assessments may be warranted for emotional inference processing activities. The document should be reviewed to confirm whether inferred emotional characteristics are retained, shared with third parties, or used for model training.
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This provision discloses the derivation of emotional and psychological characteristics from user inputs, which may constitute processing of special categories of inferred data under GDPR or sensitive personal information under certain U.S. state privacy laws. The opt-out is limited to voice-based emotional inference, which does not necessarily extend to text-based sentiment inference.
Under this provision, Inflection AI may infer emotional state, tone, and sentiments from user inputs and retain those inferences. The account settings opt-out is described as specific to voice-based emotional inference; the document does not provide a separate opt-out for text-based emotional or sentiment inference.
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