The policy prohibits generating intimate images of any person using Mistral AI products unless all individuals depicted have provided explicit consent.
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This provision applies the explicit consent requirement to all individuals depicted, not only the user, creating a compliance obligation that extends beyond the user's own consent. The term 'intimate images' is not defined in the policy, which may introduce interpretive ambiguity about the scope of the restriction.
Interpretive note: The term 'intimate images' is not defined in the policy, creating interpretive ambiguity about the precise scope of the prohibition in borderline cases.
The removal of this high-severity standalone provision is partially offset by the new Privacy Violation Prohibition, but the loss of explicit focus on non-consensual intimate imagery may weaken enforcement of this critical safeguard.
View full change record →The agreement prohibits users from generating intimate images of any person without that person's explicit consent. This restriction applies regardless of whether the subject is a public figure, and violations may result in account suspension or termination under the policy's enforcement clause.
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"You shall not use the Mistral AI Products to generate intimate images of any person without the explicit consent of all individuals involved.Excerpt from Mistral AI's Usage Policy
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision interacts with a growing body of US state laws prohibiting non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII), including laws in multiple states criminalizing deepfake pornography.
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This provision applies the explicit consent requirement to all individuals depicted, not only the user, creating a compliance obligation that extends beyond the user's own consent. The term 'intimate images' is not defined in the policy, which may introduce interpretive ambiguity about the scope of the restriction.
The agreement prohibits users from generating intimate images of any person without that person's explicit consent. This restriction applies regardless of whether the subject is a public figure, and violations may result in account suspension or termination under the policy's enforcement clause.
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