Provision record
Perplexity AI · Perplexity Acceptable Use Policy · View original document ↗

Obligation to Disclose AI Chatbot Interactions

High confidence Common · 267 of 343 platforms

Key Facts · in the document’s own words

What must be disclosed when using Perplexity AI's services to provide chatbot services?
“provide chatbot services without disclosing to end users that they are interacting with AI (unless it is obvious from the context)”
Version CA-V-007059, captured Sept. 20, 2026 · live source ↗
Our reading, not the document’s words
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)

Generated by a model from the captured document; not read by a person

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.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

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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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The recipient may also disclose Confidential Information to the extent required by law after providing reasonable notice to the discloser and cooperating to obtain confidential treatment.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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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
Date stated by the document
July 8, 2025
As printed in Perplexity AI’s text (version CA-V-007059), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
May 11, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-007059, captured Sept. 20, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-059465
Document ID
CA-D-000760
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Archived bytes SHA-256 (version CA-V-007059)
414f68ebb6528af66e539ab619f778b6fb4458eb0554de70e8b79a82fc166a6d
Analysis generated
May 20, 2026 20:27 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-007059, captured Sept. 20, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Perplexity AI
Document: Perplexity Acceptable Use Policy
Record ID: CA-P-059465
Version: CA-V-007059
Captured: 2026-09-20 00:19:38 UTC
SHA-256: 414f68ebb6528af6…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/perplexity-ai/perplexity-acceptable-use-policy/provision/CA-P-059465/obligation-to-disclose-ai-chatbot-interactions/
Accessed: Nov. 2, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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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 267 platforms. See the full comparison.

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