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You agree to comply with all applicable legal requirements regarding AI Outputs, which may require attribution to the source.

a. AI Feature Inputs & Outputs

By using an AI Feature, you agree that all data you provide, upload, and/or submit to the AI Feature ("AI Inputs") will be consistent with our Acceptable Use Policy, and that you have the rights, power, and authority necessary to provide such AI Inputs. If you can't agree to this requirement, or are unsure, do not use the AI Features.

You retain full ownership of your AI Inputs, as applicable, but you grant to Stack Overflow a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, sublicensable, right to use, copy, modify, distribute, and store the AI Inputs. Subject to the rules and restrictions of our Privacy Policy , this includes the right for Stack Overflow to use the AI Inputs for analytics, product development, and product improvement.

Stack Overflow makes no claim of ownership regarding content returned or generated by AI Features ("AI Outputs"), however, you acknowledge that Stack Overflow may generate the same or similar AI Outputs for others and that we reserve all rights to do so. To the extent required by law, Stack Overflow retains and will exercise the same non-exclusive rights to AI Outputs as it does to AI Inputs.

b. Third Party Hosted Models

AI Features utilize third-party provided services. These third-party services operate independently, and we do not control their policies or practices. We advise you to consult the terms of service and privacy policies of all third-party AI services integrated into our platform to fully understand how they may impact your data (see list below). Stack Overflow only uses third-party GAI services that are evaluated to be safe, secure, trusted services, with the following minimum requirements:

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