The terms prohibit generating or using imagery of real individuals, including public figures, that could be used to harass, abuse, or defame them, and specify that attempts to produce sexualized images of real people will be subject to especially strict enforcement action.
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This provision addresses a category of AI-generated imagery (non-consensual synthetic imagery of real persons) that is the subject of emerging legislation in multiple US states and internationally. The heightened enforcement posture for sexualized real-person imagery is stated explicitly in the document.
The agreement prohibits generating imagery of real people that could facilitate harassment, defamation, or harm, and states that attempts to produce sexualized imagery of real people will be subject to especially strict enforcement, including through the Editor tool.
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Compare across platforms →"Do not create or use imagery of real people, famous or otherwise, that could be used to harass, abuse, defame, or otherwise harm. Do not abuse the Editor to manipulate images of real people, famous or otherwise, in ways that could lead to harassment, abuse, or harm. We will take especially strict action against anyone attempting to produce sexualized images of real people.Excerpt from Midjourney's Community Guidelines
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages state-level non-consensual intimate image laws (enacted in numerous US states), deepfake legislation addressing sexualized synthetic imagery (including laws in California, Virginia, and Georgia), and defamation law principles across jurisdictions.
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This provision addresses a category of AI-generated imagery (non-consensual synthetic imagery of real persons) that is the subject of emerging legislation in multiple US states and internationally. The heightened enforcement posture for sexualized real-person imagery is stated explicitly in the document.
The agreement prohibits generating imagery of real people that could facilitate harassment, defamation, or harm, and states that attempts to produce sexualized imagery of real people will be subject to especially strict enforcement, including through the Editor tool.
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