Acceptable use restrictions specify permitted applications, prohibited uses, approved tools, and categories of information that may not be submitted. They are typically part of a firm's AI use policy.
Restrictions may also derive from client outside counsel guidelines.
Alternative Names:
Acceptable Use Policy, AI Use Restrictions
Why it Matters?
Restrictions are effective only if they identify approved tools, since prohibiting unapproved AI use without providing an approved alternative produces shadow usage on consumer tools with no confidentiality protection. That is the more serious risk than the sanctioned use the policy governs. Client guidelines increasingly impose their own restrictions, which means a firm may need matter-specific rules rather than a single firmwide policy.
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What should acceptable use restrictions cover?
Why must approved alternatives be provided?
