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This hub tracks the usage policies, acceptable-use rules, and licensing terms that AI companies set for their models — who may use them, how, and under what restrictions. It covers contractual bans on competitors, terms-of-service changes, and disputes over access, with attention to what these policies mean for developers and businesses building on AI platforms.
AI providers write contracts that ban competitors from using their models, and can revoke access the moment a customer's ownership changes. Here's why — and what recent cutoffs reveal.
Read more →Some AI chatbots now ask users to upload a government ID or scan their face before they can keep using the service. Here's what identity verification is, why it's spreading, and what happens to your data.
Read more →Starting July 8, 2026, Anthropic's updated privacy policy allows the company to demand government-issued ID and facial biometric scans from flagged consumer Claude accounts — a first among major AI chatbot providers.
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