The agreement states that AI-generated outputs from Perplexity may not be accurate and should not be used as the sole source of factual information or as a substitute for professional advice.
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This provision discloses the inherent limitations of AI-generated outputs and establishes that users bear responsibility for verifying information obtained through the platform. The disclaimer has operational significance for users relying on Perplexity in professional, legal, medical, or financial contexts.
Under this clause, users are advised that AI-generated outputs may contain inaccuracies and should not substitute for professional advice in legal, medical, financial, or other specialized domains. The agreement places responsibility on the user for how they act on AI-generated information.
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"The Services use artificial intelligence and the outputs may not always be accurate. You should not rely on outputs from the Services as a sole source of truth or factual information, or as a substitute for professional advice.— Excerpt from Perplexity AI's Perplexity AI Terms of Service
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: AI output disclaimers engage emerging AI liability frameworks including the EU AI Act, which imposes transparency and accuracy obligations on providers of certain AI systems. The FTC Act is relevant to the extent that AI-generated outputs in specific domains (health, finance, legal) could constitute material misrepresentations if not adequately disclaimed. Professional licensing regulations in legal, medical, and financial services may independently restrict AI-generated advice regardless of this disclaimer. 2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The disclaimer is consistent with emerging industry practice for generative AI platforms but does not specify the categories of queries or outputs for which accuracy is most limited. Sector-specific regulators in healthcare, financial services, and legal services may not accept this disclaimer as sufficient to insulate downstream use. 3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU AI Act obligations for general-purpose AI systems and high-risk AI applications may impose disclosure and accuracy requirements that exceed this disclaimer's scope. UK AI governance frameworks under development may similarly require more specific disclosures for AI outputs in regulated domains. 4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Enterprise customers deploying Perplexity in regulated industry contexts (healthcare, financial advice, legal research) should assess whether this disclaimer is sufficient for their own liability management and whether their use case requires additional contractual protections or human review requirements. 5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams should assess whether the AI output disclaimer is displayed with sufficient prominence at the point of use and whether sector-specific regulatory obligations require additional disclosures or human oversight for outputs in regulated domains.
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This provision discloses the inherent limitations of AI-generated outputs and establishes that users bear responsibility for verifying information obtained through the platform. The disclaimer has operational significance for users relying on Perplexity in professional, legal, medical, or financial contexts.
Under this clause, users are advised that AI-generated outputs may contain inaccuracies and should not substitute for professional advice in legal, medical, financial, or other specialized domains. The agreement places responsibility on the user for how they act on AI-generated information.
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