“Bots accessed via Poe should not be relied upon during emergencies; bots may claim to perform actions for you in the real world but may have not taken any action besides responding to you.”
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The clause explicitly warns against emergency reliance, signaling that bots are not designed or guaranteed to perform reliably in life-critical situations.
Interpretive note: The excerpt contains a second independent proposition — that bots may claim to perform real-world actions but may have taken no action beyond responding — which was omitted from the canonical claim as a separate independent effect and recorded in omitted_material.
You are advised not to depend on Poe bots in emergency situations.
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"Bots accessed via Poe should not be relied upon during emergencies; bots may claim to perform actions for you in the real world but may have not taken any action besides responding to you.Excerpt from Poe's Terms of Service
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The clause explicitly warns against emergency reliance, signaling that bots are not designed or guaranteed to perform reliably in life-critical situations.
You are advised not to depend on Poe bots in emergency situations.
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