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Users' content can be used to build and refine AI systems, meaning content shared on the Platform may contribute to TikTok's AI development beyond what users might expect from a standard content license.
Interpretive note: The excerpt lists several purposes covered by the license. The canonical claim focuses on the AI training and development purpose as the primary one given this clause's name and severity. Other purposes (operating, improving, and providing the Platform) are recorded in omitted_material.
Content you post on TikTok may be used by TikTok to train, test, and improve its machine learning models.
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Users' content can be used to build and refine AI systems, meaning content shared on the Platform may contribute to TikTok's AI development beyond what users might expect from a standard content license.
Content you post on TikTok may be used by TikTok to train, test, and improve its machine learning models.
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