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This provision establishes use restrictions that apply irrespective of how users attempt to direct model behavior, creating binding operational boundaries on the service. The hardcoded nature of these prohibitions means they operate as non-negotiable constraints on permitted applications rather than guidelines subject to contextual judgment.
Users are prohibited from directing OpenAI models toward these specified use cases, and the restriction applies regardless of framing or instruction methods employed. The terms establish that these categories of use are not authorized under any circumstances of service use.
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"Regardless of operator and user instructions, OpenAI prohibits use of its models or products for: generating CSAM or detailed sexual content involving minors; providing serious uplift to those seeking to create biological, chemical, nuclear, or radiological weapons with potential for mass casualties; creating cyberweapons or malicious code that could cause significant damage if deployed; generating content designed to facilitate actual (not fictional) violence against specific real people or groups; and taking actions that meaningfully undermine the ability of legitimate principals to oversee and correct advanced AI models.— Excerpt from OpenAI's OpenAI Usage Policies
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This provision establishes use restrictions that apply irrespective of how users attempt to direct model behavior, creating binding operational boundaries on the service. The hardcoded nature of these prohibitions means they operate as non-negotiable constraints on permitted applications rather than guidelines subject to contextual judgment.
Users are prohibited from directing OpenAI models toward these specified use cases, and the restriction applies regardless of framing or instruction methods employed. The terms establish that these categories of use are not authorized under any circumstances of service use.
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