The policy prohibits using Stability AI's models to generate any sexual content involving minors, regardless of whether the output is photorealistic or stylized.
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Generation of CSAM is a criminal offense in virtually all jurisdictions, and this prohibition establishes that any such use constitutes an immediate and absolute violation of the policy with no exceptions or contextual carve-outs.
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Any user or developer who generates sexual content involving minors using Stability AI's services violates this provision and may have their access terminated; this prohibition also applies to operators who deploy Stability AI models in downstream applications and fail to prevent such generation.
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(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision directly implicates criminal statutes in all major jurisdictions, including the PROTECT Act in the United States, which criminalizes virtual CSAM including AI-generated material, and equivalent laws in the UK under the Sexual Offences Act and Protection of Children Act, and in the EU under Directive 2011/93/EU. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) operates the CyberTipline, and platforms with knowledge of CSAM are subject to mandatory reporting obligations under 18 U.S.C. 2258A in the US. Enforcement authorities include the FBI, Internet Crimes Against Children task forces, and equivalent national agencies. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: High. Operators who build platforms on Stability AI's API and fail to implement adequate safeguards against CSAM generation face potential criminal liability, mandatory reporting obligations, and civil exposure independent of Stability AI's own policy enforcement. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: This prohibition applies globally with no jurisdictional carve-outs. All major jurisdictions impose criminal liability for CSAM generation. AI-generated CSAM has been explicitly addressed by US federal prosecutors and UK law enforcement, and legal ambiguity in some jurisdictions regarding purely synthetic material is narrowing rapidly. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: API customers should ensure their own terms of service explicitly prohibit CSAM generation, implement technical safeguards such as content classifiers, and document their compliance posture. Failure to flow down this prohibition to end users creates direct contractual breach exposure with Stability AI and potential independent legal liability. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Operators should conduct a content safety audit to verify that any fine-tuned or customized models built on Stability AI's infrastructure cannot be prompted to generate prohibited content. Legal teams should review mandatory reporting obligations applicable to their jurisdiction and platform type and establish an incident response procedure for detected violations.
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Generation of CSAM is a criminal offense in virtually all jurisdictions, and this prohibition establishes that any such use constitutes an immediate and absolute violation of the policy with no exceptions or contextual carve-outs.
Any user or developer who generates sexual content involving minors using Stability AI's services violates this provision and may have their access terminated; this prohibition also applies to operators who deploy Stability AI models in downstream applications and fail to prevent such generation.
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