“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 bars any AI-related use of Instacart's Services or derived data, covering a broad range of AI development activities.
Interpretive note: The excerpt contains an ellipsis between 'through them' and 'to create,' which may omit additional qualifying language or conditions. The core prohibition is clear from the quoted text, but additional scope or exceptions may exist in the unquoted portion.
Readers are prohibited from using the Services or any data, content, or output from them for any AI model development, training, fine-tuning, refinement, testing, or improvement purposes.
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This prohibition expressly bars any AI-related use of Instacart's Services or derived data, covering a broad range of AI development activities.
Readers are prohibited from using the Services or any data, content, or output from them for any AI model development, training, fine-tuning, refinement, testing, or improvement purposes.
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