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These prohibitions operate as hardcoded behavioral restrictions that define the scope of authorized service use. The provision establishes categorical exclusions from the service rather than content moderation applied post-hoc, thereby defining the baseline permissible use parameters for all users.
Users must refrain from the specified prohibited use cases as a condition of service access and use. Violation of these restrictions subjects user accounts to enforcement action under the terms' enforcement mechanisms.
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"Don't use our services to create content that sexualizes minors or that could be used to facilitate real-world harm to minors. Don't use our services to generate content designed to facilitate actual (not fictional) violence against specific real people or detailed instructions for violence. Don't use our services to create cyberweapons or malicious code that could cause significant damage if deployed. Don't use our services to create biological, chemical, nuclear, or radiological weapons with the potential for mass casualties.— Excerpt from OpenAI's Usage Policies
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These prohibitions operate as hardcoded behavioral restrictions that define the scope of authorized service use. The provision establishes categorical exclusions from the service rather than content moderation applied post-hoc, thereby defining the baseline permissible use parameters for all users.
Users must refrain from the specified prohibited use cases as a condition of service access and use. Violation of these restrictions subjects user accounts to enforcement action under the terms' enforcement mechanisms.
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