Governance document

CA-D-000765

xAI Acceptable Use Policy

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Last change detected July 12, 2026 Acceptable use policy

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36 Total

31 High severity

5 Medium severity

0 Low severity

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Featured, High severity

Account Suspension or Termination for Violations Compare →

“Violating our policies could result in action against your account, up to suspension or termination.”

Added July 12, 2026 Standard Seen across 277 platforms
AI Transparency and Non-Deception Required Compare →

“Misleading others or not being transparent regarding your use of AI, including by phishing, creating fake accounts, providing services that appear to be from you, when they are …”

Added July 12, 2026 Standard Seen across 273 platforms
Animal Cruelty Use Prohibited Compare →

“Engaging in animal cruelty”

Added July 12, 2026 Standard Seen across 245 platforms
Bioweapons and WMD Development Prohibited Compare →

“Develop bioweapons, chemical weapons, or weapons of mass destruction”

Added July 12, 2026 Standard Seen across 245 platforms
Child Sexualization and Exploitation Prohibited Compare →

“Sexualizing or exploiting children”

Added July 12, 2026 Standard Seen across 245 platforms
CSAM Mandatory Reporting to NCMEC Compare →

“We report suspected child sexual abuse material to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.”

Added July 12, 2026 Standard Seen across 277 platforms
Export Control Laws Must Be Followed Compare →

“Violating any laws relating to exporting data or software to and from the United States or other countries”

Added July 12, 2026 Standard Seen across 183 platforms
High-Stakes Automated Decisions Prohibited Compare →

“Making high-stakes automated decisions that affect a person's safety, legal or material rights, or well-being (such as making financial credit, educational, employment, housing, insurance, legal, medical, or other …”

Added July 12, 2026 Standard Seen across 217 platforms
Jailbreaking and Prompt Injection Prohibited Compare →

“Jailbreaking, adversarial prompting, or prompt injection”

Added July 12, 2026 Standard Seen across 282 platforms
Prohibition on Competing AI Model Development Compare →

“Using the Service or any Output to develop machine learning models or related AI services that compete with xAI”

Added July 12, 2026 Standard Seen across 282 platforms
Scraping Harvesting or Reselling Outputs Prohibited Compare →

“Scraping, harvesting or reselling any Input or Output, or distilling model data or Outputs”

Added July 12, 2026 Standard Seen across 282 platforms
User Agreement to AUP Compliance Compare →

“By using our Service, you agree to comply with our policies. Violating our policies could result in action against your account, up to suspension or termination.”

Added July 12, 2026 Standard Seen across 282 platforms

Complete Provision Index

Every distinct legal provision identified in this document. Featured provisions appear above with analysis.

36 provisions

12 featured

8 clause types

31 high severity

Acceptable Use Restrictions 18 14 high

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Restricted or Prohibited Content/Industries 10 10 high

Show all 10 restricted or prohibited content/industries provisions

Enforcement Actions 2 2 high

Intellectual Property 2 2 high

AI / Automated Decision-Making 1 1 high

High-Stakes Automated Decisions Prohibited high

Disclosure and Transparency Requirements 1 1 high

AI Transparency and Non-Deception Required high

Export Controls & Sanctions 1 1 high

Export Control Laws Must Be Followed high

Policy Changes 1

AUP Policy Evolution Over Time medium

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Archival ProvenanceSource & Archival Record

Last Captured July 12, 2026 18:35 UTC

Capture Method Automated scheduled archival capture

Document ID CA-D-000765

Version ID CA-V-004801

Source URL https://x.ai/legal/acceptable-use-policy

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SHA-256 a64d181ef1376d3be31160c4d2c408bc29ea29dba9babe22457213305b55d380

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