The policy prohibits using OpenAI services for political campaigning, lobbying, foreign or domestic election interference, or demobilization activities.
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This provision establishes a prohibition on use of OpenAI services for election-related influence operations, including domestic political campaigning and demobilization, which is operationally significant for political organizations, PACs, and campaign technology vendors evaluating use of AI tools during election cycles.
Interpretive note: The terms 'political campaigning,' 'lobbying,' and 'demobilization activities' are not defined in the policy, creating interpretive uncertainty about the scope of this prohibition for advocacy, public affairs, and civic technology use cases.
This provision establishes that OpenAI services may not be used for political campaigning, lobbying, election interference, or activities intended to demobilize voters, applying to both domestic and foreign actors.
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Compare across platforms →"Empower people. People should be able to make decisions about their lives and their communities. So we don't allow our services to be used to manipulate or deceive people, to interfere with their exercise of human rights, to exploit people's vulnerabilities, or to interfere with their ability to get an education or access critical services, including any use for: academic dishonesty deceit, fraud, scams, spam, or impersonation political campaigning, lobbying, foreign or domestic election interference, or demobilization activitiesExcerpt from OpenAI's Usage Policies
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages Federal Election Commission regulations governing campaign communications and political advertising, as well as the Foreign Agents Registration Act and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act in contexts involving foreign …
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This provision establishes a prohibition on use of OpenAI services for election-related influence operations, including domestic political campaigning and demobilization, which is operationally significant for political organizations, PACs, and campaign technology vendors evaluating use of AI tools during election cycles.
This provision establishes that OpenAI services may not be used for political campaigning, lobbying, election interference, or activities intended to demobilize voters, applying to both domestic and foreign actors.
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