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Character.AI has moderate defaults; Google Imagen carries the most permissive license terms of the set.FOR ENTERPRISE: CHARACTER.AI ENTERPRISE TIER ACCEPTABLE · GOOGLE IMAGEN NOT RECOMMENDED
| RISK SURFACE | CHARACTER.AI | GOOGLE IMAGEN |
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“ Generated Content. When you create an automated AI character ("Character") using the Services in accordance with these Terms, then as between you and Character.AI, you own all rights in that Character. When you generate content of any kind using the Services – for example, Chara…”
“ You also agree that our Privacy Policy applies to your use of our services. We also provide resources like the Copyright Help Center , Safety Center , Transparency Center , and descriptions of our technologies from our policies site to answer common questions and to set expectat…”
“ Some of our services include content that belongs to Google — for example, many of the visual illustrations you see in Google Maps. You may use Google’s content as allowed by these terms and any service-specific additional terms , but we retain any intellectual property rights t…”
“ Develop new features, algorithms and machine learning models, programs, and services;”
“ Most people who access or use our services understand the general rules that keep the internet safe and open. Unfortunately, a small number of people don’t respect those rules, so we’re describing them here to protect our services and users from abuse. In that spirit: You must n…”
“ (v) constitutes unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, commercial activities and/or sales, “junk mail,” “spam,” “chain letters,” “pyramid schemes,” “contests,” “sweepstakes,” or any other form of solicitation;”
“using AI-generated content from our services to develop machine learning models or related AI technology”
Users are prohibited from using AI-generated outputs from Google services to train other machine learning models or develop AI technology. This significantly restricts commercial and technical use of outputs.
“ General Practices Regarding Use and Storage. You acknowledge that Character.AI may establish general practices and limits concerning use of the Services. These may include, without limitation, the maximum period of time that data or other content will be retained by the Services…”
“To provide you with our services, we sometimes send you service announcements and other information. To learn more about how we communicate with you, see Google’s Privacy Policy .”
Privacy practices are delegated entirely to a separate Privacy Policy not reproduced here. Users must review that separate document to understand data collection, use, and sharing practices.
“ An individual or entity who is not a consumer (see consumer).”