Users are prohibited from using NotebookLM or other Google AI tools to generate harmful, deceptive, or policy-violating content, and are personally responsible for ensuring their use and outputs comply with laws and Google's policies.
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This provision places full legal and policy compliance responsibility on users for both how they use the service and any content generated through it, which means users can be held accountable for AI-generated outputs that violate policies or laws.
Interpretive note: The full scope of prohibited uses is defined in a separately referenced Generative AI Prohibited Use Policy document not fully reproduced here; the extent of user liability for unintentional policy violations in AI outputs may vary under applicable law.
Users bear responsibility for AI-generated content produced through NotebookLM, not just for their inputs, which means policy violations in outputs can result in account suspension or termination even if the violation was not intentional. Google's Generative AI Prohibited Use Policy, which is incorporated by reference, defines the specific prohibited categories.
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"You may not use our generative AI features to generate content or engage in activities that violate our Generative AI Prohibited Use Policy. You're responsible for your use of generative AI features and any content you create, including ensuring that such use and content complies with applicable laws and Google's policies.Excerpt from NotebookLM's Google Generative AI Terms
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision implicates the FTC Act regarding user responsibility disclosures and potentially the EU Digital Services Act for content moderation obligations.
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This provision places full legal and policy compliance responsibility on users for both how they use the service and any content generated through it, which means users can be held accountable for AI-generated outputs that violate policies or laws.
Users bear responsibility for AI-generated content produced through NotebookLM, not just for their inputs, which means policy violations in outputs can result in account suspension or termination even if the violation was not intentional. Google's Generative AI Prohibited Use Policy, which is incorporated by reference, defines the specific prohibited categories.
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