“Except as otherwise authorized by Instacart, use the Services—or any data, content, or output made available through them...to create, train, fine-tune, refine, test, or improve any machine-learning model, large-language model (LLM), or other AI system...”
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This prohibition expressly extends beyond the Services themselves to any data, content, or output derived from them, broadly restricting AI-related uses of anything obtained through the platform.
Interpretive note: The excerpt contains an ellipsis suggesting intervening text; additional prohibited uses or conditions may be present in the full clause.
A reader is prohibited from using Instacart's Services or anything derived from them as an input to build or improve AI or machine-learning systems.
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This prohibition expressly extends beyond the Services themselves to any data, content, or output derived from them, broadly restricting AI-related uses of anything obtained through the platform.
A reader is prohibited from using Instacart's Services or anything derived from them as an input to build or improve AI or machine-learning systems.
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