“You must not access, deploy or use the Services to conduct or facilitate any activity that poses a significant threat to individuals or society (whether or not it is expressly illegal...”
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This prohibition extends beyond legality, meaning lawful activities that nonetheless pose a significant societal or individual threat are also prohibited.
Interpretive note: The excerpt is truncated after '(whether or not it is expressly illegal', suggesting additional qualifying language follows in the full clause that is not captured here.
Readers are prohibited from using Perplexity AI's services for activities that pose a significant threat to individuals or society, regardless of whether those activities are expressly illegal.
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"You must not access, deploy or use the Services to conduct or facilitate any activity that poses a significant threat to individuals or society (whether or not it is expressly illegal...Excerpt from Perplexity AI's Perplexity Acceptable Use Policy
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This prohibition extends beyond legality, meaning lawful activities that nonetheless pose a significant societal or individual threat are also prohibited.
Readers are prohibited from using Perplexity AI's services for activities that pose a significant threat to individuals or society, regardless of whether those activities are expressly illegal.
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