Captured before automated identity checks (Oct 14, 2026): accurate as of its capture on Sep 1, 2026; our capture on Oct 17, 2026 found the same text, but its identity was not checked by them.
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“categorizing people based on their biometric data to infer their race, political opinion, trade union membership, religious or philosophical beliefs, sex life or sexual orientation.”
“discrimination, threats, or promotion of violence or hateful content based on protected attributes.”
“creating or expanding facial recognition databases without consent.”
“evaluating or classifying persons based on their social behavior, personal characteristics, or the use of social scoring leading to detrimental or unfavorable treatment.”
“using subliminal, manipulative, or deceptive techniques that can distort a person's ability to make informed decisions and is likely to cause harm.”
“We will report CSAM to the appropriate authorities.”
This document sets out what users are and are not allowed to do with Stability AI's products. It bans a wide range of harmful uses—from child exploitation material to manipulative AI techniques to building facial recognition databases without consent—and requires that users disclose when content is AI-generated and get professional review before offering AI-assisted health or other essential-services advice. Users must be at least 18 years old, and Stability AI can suspend or terminate access if it learns of a violation.
This Acceptable Use Policy establishes the conditions under which users may engage with Stability AI's technology, setting out a series of absolute prohibitions on high-risk AI applications and harmful content. It bars use of Stability AI technology for biometric-based categorization of sensitive personal characteristics, social scoring leading to detrimental treatment, subliminal or manipulative techniques that distort informed decision-making, and the creation or expansion of facial recognition databases without consent. The policy further prohibits a defined set of harmful content categories—including CSAM, hate and violence promotion, and content targeting protected attributes—while imposing affirmative disclosure requirements for AI-generated outputs and professional review requirements for essential-services advice. Enforcement is discretionary: Stability AI may suspend or terminate access upon learning of a violation, and it commits to reporting CSAM to appropriate authorities.
As an individual user, this policy directly limits how you can use Stability AI's technology: you cannot use it to produce hateful, exploitative, or manipulative content, to circumvent its built-in safeguards, or to build facial recognition databases without people's consent. If you deploy Stability AI outputs in any context involving medical or essential-services advice, you must have a qualified professional review the output and disclose that AI was used. If you are under 18—or under the higher minimum age required in your location—you are not permitted to use Stability AI technology at all.
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We withheld clauses we had published from this document. Each withholding is recorded in our correction log:
“categorizing people based on their biometric data to infer their race, political opinion, trade union membership, religious or philosophical beliefs, sex life or sexual orientation.”
“discrimination, threats, or promotion of violence or hateful content based on protected attributes.”
“creating or expanding facial recognition databases without consent.”
“evaluating or classifying persons based on their social behavior, personal characteristics, or the use of social scoring leading to detrimental or unfavorable treatment.”
“using subliminal, manipulative, or deceptive techniques that can distort a person's ability to make informed decisions and is likely to cause harm.”
“We will report CSAM to the appropriate authorities.”
“child sexual abuse material (CSAM), sexual exploitation, grooming, or trafficking of minors.”
“intentional bypassing of product safeguards or restrictions established within Stability Technology.”
“provision of advice on essential services, including in the medical or health field, without review by a qualified professional and disclosure of the use of AI assistance and its potential limitations.”
“misleading end users about the nature of outputs from Stability AI Technology (such as pretending it was made by a human) or failing to appropriately disclose when someone is interacting with AI...”
“If we learn that you have violated this Policy, we may suspend or terminate your access to our products and services.”
Every distinct legal provision identified in this document. Featured provisions appear above with analysis.
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