The policy prohibits using OpenAI services for deceit, fraud, scams, spam, impersonation, academic dishonesty, and political campaigning, lobbying, or any form of foreign or domestic election interference or demobilization activities.
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This provision explicitly prohibits election interference and demobilization activities, including domestic political campaign automation, which has direct operational relevance for political advertising platforms, campaign technology vendors, and media organizations deploying OpenAI services.
Interpretive note: The scope of 'political campaigning' and 'lobbying' is not defined in the document, creating interpretive uncertainty for advocacy organizations and public affairs firms that use AI-assisted content generation for permissible political communication.
This provision establishes that OpenAI services cannot be used to generate deceptive or fraudulent content, impersonate individuals or organizations, facilitate academic dishonesty, or support political campaigning, lobbying, or election interference activities including domestic demobilization efforts.
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Compare across platforms →"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: The election interference and political campaigning prohibitions engage the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) and FEC regulations on election-related communications, as well as state campaign finance and election integrity laws.
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This provision explicitly prohibits election interference and demobilization activities, including domestic political campaign automation, which has direct operational relevance for political advertising platforms, campaign technology vendors, and media organizations deploying OpenAI services.
This provision establishes that OpenAI services cannot be used to generate deceptive or fraudulent content, impersonate individuals or organizations, facilitate academic dishonesty, or support political campaigning, lobbying, or election interference activities including domestic demobilization efforts.
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