Table: I'm sorry, I can't do that Dave

TopicWhat the policies prohibitAnthropic1OpenAI2Google3X.AI4Facebook5Venice.AI6
Child exploitation and abuseProhibitions against generating child sexual abuse material or anything related to sexual activity involving children under age 18.YesYesYesYesYesYes
Sexually explicit contentRestrictions on generating non-consensual sexual imagery, general erotica, pornography, and adult sexual content.YesYesYesYesNoNo
Self-harmPolicies forbidding the facilitation, encouragement, or glorification of suicide, eating disorders, and other forms of self-injury.YesYesYesYesYesNo
Violence and goreRules against graphic depictions of violence, violent extremism, terrorism, or cruelty.YesYesYesYesYesNo
Hate speech and stereotypesBans on generating content that promotes hatred, discrimination, harassment, or negative stereotypes based on race, gender, religion, or other protected characteristics.YesNoYesNoNoNo
Harassment and bullyingProhibitions on generating content intended to demean, stalk, intimidate, or personally attack specific individuals.YesYesYesYesYesNo
DefamationRestrictions against generating provably false and damaging claims about real individuals or organizations.NoYesNoYesYesNo
Personally Identifiable InformationRules against extracting, compiling, profiling, or distributing private data such as home addresses or biometric data.YesYesYesYesYesYes
Illegal acts and goodsBans on providing instructions for committing crimes, manufacturing illicit drugs, or facilitating the sale of regulated substances and goods.YesYesYesYesYesYes
Weapons and explosivesProhibitions against instructions for creating conventional weapons or improvised explosive devices.YesYesNoNoYesNo
Catastrophic and unconventional weaponsRefusal to assist with questions related to the creation or use of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or high-yield explosive weapons.YesYesNoYesYesNo
Malware and cyber attacksRestrictions against writing malicious code, ransomware, phishing templates, exploiting software vulnerabilities, or assisting in cyber attacks against infrastructure.YesYesYesYesYesYes
Deepfakes and impersonationProhibitions on generating non-consensual deepfakes, faceswaps, or impersonating an individual without explicit disclosure to deceive.YesYesYesYesYesYes
Election integrity and politicsRules against generating targeted political campaign materials, lobbying, foreign or domestic election interference, or providing misleading claims related to democratic processes.YesYesYesNoNoNo
Professional adviceBans on using models for unlicensed professional services, such as providing tailored medical diagnoses, legal advice, or financial recommendations without appropriate professional involvement.YesYesNoYesYesNo
Copyright infringementRestrictions against generating content that violates the intellectual property rights of others.YesYesYesYesYesYes
  1. Anthropic, "Usage Policy." Anthropic, accessed 2026-10-13. https://www.anthropic.com/legal/aup ^1
  2. OpenAI, "Usage policies." OpenAI, effective October 29, 2025. https://openai.com/policies/usage-policies/ ^1
  3. Google, "Generative AI Prohibited Use Policy." Google, last modified December 17, 2024. https://policies.google.com/terms/generative-ai/use-policy ^1
  4. X.AI, "Acceptable Use Policy." xAI, effective August 14, 2026. https://x.ai/legal/acceptable-use-policy ^1
  5. Facebook (Meta), "Llama 3.2 Acceptable Use Policy" (repository copy of the policy published at llama.com/llama3_2/use-policy; Meta's Model API Acceptable Use Policy carries the same prohibitions). Meta, accessed 2026-10-13. https://github.com/meta-llama/llama-models/blob/main/models/llama3_2/USE_POLICY.md ^1
  6. Venice.AI, "Terms of Service," Section 12 (Prohibited Conduct). Venice.AI, accessed 2026-10-13. https://venice.ai/tos ^1