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This provision allocates content moderation authority to OpenAI through discretionary determination standards. The clause establishes OpenAI's operational mechanism for enforcing usage compliance and protecting against potentially unlawful content, with moderation decisions made at OpenAI's determination rather than through pre-established objective criteria.
Users are required to comply with Usage Policies as a condition of service use, and users operate under the condition that OpenAI may refuse service for content OpenAI determines violates the Terms or policies. The provision does not establish specific content categories or appeal procedures within this clause itself.
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We use a combination of automated tools and human reviewers to enforce our content rules. This includes technology that proactively detects and removes certain types of prohibited material.
"You must comply with our Usage Policies when using our Services. We may remove or refuse to display Content that we determine violates these Terms or our policies, and we may also refuse to process any information or content that we believe violates applicable law or our policies.Excerpt from OpenAI's Terms of Use
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This provision allocates content moderation authority to OpenAI through discretionary determination standards. The clause establishes OpenAI's operational mechanism for enforcing usage compliance and protecting against potentially unlawful content, with moderation decisions made at OpenAI's determination rather than through pre-established objective criteria.
Users are required to comply with Usage Policies as a condition of service use, and users operate under the condition that OpenAI may refuse service for content OpenAI determines violates the Terms or policies. The provision does not establish specific content categories or appeal procedures within this clause itself.
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