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Obligation to Disclose AI Chatbot Interactions

High severity High confidence Explicit document language Common · 273 of 352 platforms

Key Facts

What must be disclosed when using Perplexity AI's services to provide chatbot services?
Perplexity AI prohibits using its services to provide chatbot services without disclosing to end users that they are interacting with AI, unless it is obvious from the context.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This prohibition means that deployers building chatbot products on Perplexity AI's services are required to be transparent with their end users about AI involvement, except where context makes it self-evident.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 1423 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

End users of chatbot services built on Perplexity AI must be told they are interacting with AI, unless that fact is already obvious from the context.

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provide chatbot services without disclosing to end users that they are interacting with AI (unless it is obvious from the context)

Excerpt from Perplexity AI's Perplexity Acceptable Use Policy

Provision details

Document information
Document
Perplexity Acceptable Use Policy
Entity
Perplexity AI
Document last updated
May 11, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 20, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-059465
Document ID
CA-D-00760
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
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Content hash (SHA-256)
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Analysis generated
May 20, 2026 20:27 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Perplexity AI
Document: Perplexity Acceptable Use Policy
Record ID: CA-P-059465
Captured: 2026-05-20 20:27:56 UTC
SHA-256: ff40c6f81d11028b…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/perplexity-ai/perplexity-acceptable-use-policy/provision/CA-P-059465/obligation-to-disclose-ai-chatbot-interactions/
Accessed: Aug. 19, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Perplexity AI's Obligation to Disclose AI Chatbot Interactions clause do?

This prohibition means that deployers building chatbot products on Perplexity AI's services are required to be transparent with their end users about AI involvement, except where context makes it self-evident.

How does this clause affect you?

End users of chatbot services built on Perplexity AI must be told they are interacting with AI, unless that fact is already obvious from the context.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 273 platforms. See the full comparison.

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