Ai2 Terms And Conditions of Use

Terms and Conditions of Use

Effective: September 25, 2024

WELCOME TO Ai2! BEFORE YOU USE OR ACCESS OUR WEBSITES AND SERVICES, PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE CAREFULLY.

These Terms and Conditions of use (“Terms of Use”) govern your use of websites, products, and services operated and provided by The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (“Ai2” or “Us”), including all platforms, software, applications, APIs, tools, interfaces, features, content, documentation, and other materials or functionality that are incorporated or made available by Ai2 under these Terms of Use (individually and collectively, the “Services”).

The Services allow you to interact with Ai2 and others and provide you the opportunity to contact Us directly. Except as otherwise provided in a written agreement signed by Ai2, these Terms of Use represent the entire understanding between you and Ai2 regarding your use of the Services and your submission of any materials to Us. Ai2 is providing you access to the Services subject to; (i) these Terms of Use (including the attached exhibits); (ii) our Responsible Use Guidelines; (iii) our Privacy Policy; (iv) our DMCA Policy; and (v) any other Ai2 terms or policies that are specifically referenced in or provided with a particular Service (collectively, the “Terms”). BY USING OR ACCESSING THE SERVICES, YOU SIGNIFY YOUR PRIOR REVIEW, UNDERSTANDING, AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE TERMS. If you have executed a separate written agreement with Ai2 regarding your use of any Services, the terms and conditions of such agreement will govern with respect to the particular Services it concerns and take precedence to the extent of any conflict or inconsistency with the Terms.

Ai2 reserves the right, at any time, to modify, alter, update, add, or remove portions of the Terms, so please check them from time to time as your continued use of the Services constitutes your acceptance of any changed terms. If you do not agree to any of the Terms, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue your use of the Services.

1. WHO WE ARE

   Ai2 is a Seattle based non-profit AI research institute founded in 2014 by the late Paul Allen. We develop foundational AI research and innovation to deliver real-world impact through large-scale open models, data, robotics, conservation, and beyond.

2. ELIGIBILITY, ACCESS, AND REGISTRATION

   Your Ai2 Account. To access our Services, we may ask you to create an account. You agree to provide correct, current, and complete account information and allow us to use it to communicate with you about our Services. Our communications to you using your account information will satisfy any requirements for legal notices.

   You may not share your account login information, API key, or account credentials with anyone else. You also may not make your account available to anyone else. You are responsible for all activity occurring under your account, and you agree to notify Us immediately if you become aware of any unauthorized access to your account by sending an email to legal@allenai.org.

   Subscriptions. If you subscribe or opt-in to receive any updates, announcements, newsletters, or other marketing materials through the Services, you agree that Ai2 may send you such information using the contact information you provide.

3. USE OF THE SERVICES

   Use of the Services is void where prohibited. By using the Services and their features, You represent and warrant that: (i) You are 18 years or older; (ii) Your use of the Services does not violate any applicable law or regulation; and (iii) You are responsible for all User Content posted and activity that occurs under your account.

   Permitted Uses. You may access and use our Services for their intended purposes and only in compliance with the Terms including specifically our Responsible Use Guidelines and any Supplemental Terms.

   Restrictions. You also must not abuse, harm, interfere with, or disrupt our Services, including, for example, introducing viruses or malware, spamming or DDoSing Services, or bypassing any of our systems, security protocols, or protective measures.

4. USER CONTENT

   The Services may allow you to post, submit, publish, display, make available for download and use or transmit to other users or other persons any content, source code, messages, text, files, images, photos, video, sounds, profiles, feedback, works of authorship, or any other materials on or through the Services (collectively “User Content”). User Content includes any information you provide via your interaction with our Services. The following Section 5 explains our approach to User Content in connection with Services that provide or incorporate advanced AI tools and technology, including hosted platforms, applications, leaderboards, research prototypes, demos, dataset viewers, and/or site features powered by generative AI models and artifacts (collectively, “AI Services”).

   User Content is not confidential or proprietary if posted publicly. Unless we specify otherwise, any User Content you post to the Services will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary.

   Your promise that you have the appropriate rights to your User Content. You represent and warrant that (i) you own and control all of the rights to the User Content or you otherwise have the right to such User Content and any rights you grant therein; (ii) the User Content is accurate and not misleading; and (iii) the use and posting of the User Content as contemplated by the Terms do not violate the Terms or any applicable law, rule or regulation and will not infringe or violate any rights of, or cause injury to, any person or entity.

   Submissions to Ai2. Other than submitting Inputs through the AI Services, the Services may contain web forms or links to online forms that we maintain for various questions and submissions to Ai2 (e.g. “Contact Us” forms). When making such submissions to Ai2, you agree to not submit sensitive or confidential User Content unless such information is specifically requested based on the context and purpose of the form collection.

5. USING YOUR USER CONTENT WITH AI SERVICES

   AI Services may provide the use of chatbots, AI assistants, or have interactive chat-like features that enable you to submit prompts and other User Content (“Inputs”) to generate responses and other outputs (“Outputs”).

   Inputs. You are responsible for all Inputs you use and process through the AI Services and for ensuring that any User Content you submit as Inputs do not violate these Terms or any third party rights. As between you and Ai2, and to the extent permitted by applicable laws, you own all right, title, and interest to your Inputs.

   Outputs. Subject to your compliance with the Terms, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, Ai2 assigns to you all right, title, and interest (if any) to Outputs you generate using the AI Services. The Services are built for experimental and research use. They are not intended to be accurate or reliable, but rather as research tools. In addition, artificial intelligence and large language models are frontier technologies that are still improving in accuracy, reliability, and safety. Please use your judgment, fact-check important information, and consider context when interpreting or using Outputs.

   AI Service Specifications. AI Services are generally designed for research and educational use and not intended to be used as a replacement for human-decision making. AI technology is continually improving in accuracy, reliability, and safety. Accordingly, if you use any AI Services, you acknowledge and agree that:

   • Outputs may not provide factual, current, or complete information and can contain material inaccuracies even if they appear to be accurate because of their level of detail or specificity.
   • You should not rely on any Outputs without independently confirming their accuracy.
   • Outputs may contain content or information that is inconsistent with Ai2’s views.
   • Given the nature of AI technology, Outputs may not be unique and therefore the same or similar outputs may be generated by others.

6. OUR USE OF YOUR USER CONTENT

   As a reminder, “User Content” is any information you provide to us as you interact with our Services.

   Your permission for Ai2 to use your User Content/License. Except as otherwise provided specifically in the Terms, including any Supplemental Terms, you give Ai2 a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display, sublicense, make derivative works of, and distribute User Content. You agree that this license includes a right for Ai2 to make User Content available to other companies, organizations or individuals with whom Ai2 has relationships (“Authorized Third Parties”), and to use and have Ai2 Authorized Third Parties use, the User Content in connection with their agreements with Ai2. You understand that Ai2 or Authorized Third Parties may (i) transmit or distribute User Content over various public networks and in various media; and (ii) make such changes to User Content as are necessary to conform and adapt User Content to the technical requirements of connecting networks, devices, services or media. Further, you understand that the technical processing and transmission of the Services, including User Content, may be transferred unencrypted and involve (a) transmissions over various networks; and (b) changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices. You agree that this license shall permit Ai2 and Authorized Third Parties to take these actions.

   Using User Content to train our models. Training on User Content is an important practice across the entire post-training ecosystem. Ai2 believes that it is important to be able to train models using User Content, since this can help advance scientific research. Accordingly, unless we specify otherwise, Ai2 reserves the right to train its models using User Content.

   Deletion of your User Content at our Discretion. We may at our option and in our sole discretion delete any User Content or other data associated with you.

7. CONTENT STANDARDS/RESTRICTIONS

   User Content must in its entirety comply with all applicable federal, state, local, and international laws and regulations. Ai2 may reject, refuse to post, or delete any User Content for any or no reason, including without limitation, User Content that in the sole judgment of Ai2 violates these Terms, including specifically but without limitation our Responsible Use Guidelines. Ai2 assumes no responsibility for monitoring the Services for inappropriate User Content or conduct. If at any time Ai2 chooses, in its sole discretion, to monitor the Services, and to the extent permitted by law, Ai2 nonetheless assumes no responsibility for the User Content, no obligation to modify or remove any inappropriate User Content and no responsibility for the conduct of the user submitting any such User Content.

8. THIRD PARTY SERVICES AND LINKS

   Our Services may use or be used in connection with third-party content, services, or integrations. We do not control or accept responsibility for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of any third-party content, services, and integrations, for which we make no representations or warranties. Your use of any third-party content, services, and integrations is at your own risk and subject to any terms, conditions, or policies (including privacy policies) applicable to such third-party content, services, and integrations.

   The Services contain (or you may be sent through the Services to) links to other websites (“Third Party Services”) as well as articles, photographs, text, graphics, pictures, designs, music, sound, video, information, applications, software and other content or items belonging to or originating from third parties in a variety of media, including without limitation, sharable software files that contain executable code (the “Third Party Content”). These Third Party Services are provided for your convenience only. Ai2 has no control over the Third Party Content or the Third Party Services and accepts no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. If you decide to access any of the Third Party Services, you do so entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such Third Party Services.

   In addition, our Services may allow you to download software, which may update automatically to ensure you’re using the latest version. Our software may also include open source software that is governed by its own licenses.

9. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

   General Proprietary IP Rights. As between you and Ai2, we own all rights, title, and interest in and to the Services, including all software, source code, programs, modifications, enhancements, updates, content, and derivative works, together with all intellectual property rights thereof, but excluding User Content. The Services are owned by Ai2 and contain images, videos, written content, and other material that is owned, licensed, or derived in whole or in part from Ai2 and Third Party Content from other sources. The Services and their all contents are protected by U.S. and international copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. You may not modify, copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit or distribute in any way any material content that Ai2 from the Services, including without limitation code or software, without Ai2's express written permission. Ai2 reserves all rights not expressly granted or set forth herein.

   Use of our Trademarks. You may not use Ai2’s name, trademarks, or logos, including all names and trademarks in connection with the Services (collectively, “Ai2 Marks”) or any third party trademarks that appear on the Services, without prior written approval from the owner in each instance. You may not use Ai2 Marks in any way that implies our affiliation, endorsement, or sponsorship of you or any third parties. You will further comply with all branding requirements, guidelines, and instructions provided by Ai2. To request permission to use Ai2 Marks, please email us at communications@allenai.org.

10. DISCLAIMERS, LIMITATION OF LIABILITY, AND INDEMNITY

    YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES AND MATERIALS IS SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS AND, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, ARE PROVIDED WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY. WE AND OUR PROVIDERS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, ACCURACY, AVAILABILITY, RELIABILITY, SECURITY, PRIVACY, COMPATIBILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ANY WARRANTY IMPLIED BY COURSE OF DEALING, COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, OR TRADE USAGE.

    Ai2 TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY AND ASSUMES NO LIABILITY FOR ANY USER CONTENT POSTED, STORED OR UPLOADED BY YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY, OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE THERETO, NOR IS Ai2 LIABLE FOR ANY MISTAKES, DEFAMATION, SLANDER, LIBEL, OMISSIONS, FALSEHOODS, OBSCENITY, PORNOGRAPHY, OR PROFANITY YOU MAY ENCOUNTER. YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. AS A PROVIDER OF INTERACTIVE SERVICES, Ai2 IS NOT LIABLE FOR ANY STATEMENTS, REPRESENTATIONS OR USER CONTENT OR THIRD PARTY CONTENT PROVIDED BY ITS USERS ON THE SERVICES.

    TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL Ai2, ITS PROVIDERS, OR THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES, INVESTORS, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SUCCESSORS, OR ASSIGNS (COLLECTIVELY, THE “ Ai2 PARTIES”), BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THE SERVICES, THE MATERIALS, OR THESE TERMS, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHER THEORY, EVEN IF ANY Ai2 PARTIES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES, AND EVEN IF THE DAMAGES ARE FORESEEABLE.

    TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, THE Ai2 PARTIES’ TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES AND CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THE SERVICES, OR THE TERMS, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE, WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF THE AMOUNT YOU PAID TO Ai2 FOR ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE SERVICES (IF ANY) IN THE SIX MONTHS PRECEDING THE DATE SUCH DAMAGES, LOSSES, AND CAUSES OF ACTION FIRST AROSE, AND $100. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS ARE ESSENTIAL TO THESE TERMS, AND WE WOULD NOT OFFER THE SERVICES TO YOU UNDER THESE TERMS WITHOUT THESE LIMITATIONS.

    YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS THE Ai2 PARTIES FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL LIABILITIES, CLAIMS, DAMAGES, EXPENSES (INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS), AND OTHER LOSSES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR BREACH OR ALLEGED BREACH OF THESE TERMS; YOUR ACCESS TO, USE OF, OR ALLEGED USE OF THE SERVICES OR THE MATERIALS; YOUR FEEDBACK; ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES THAT YOU DEVELOP, OFFER, OR OTHERWISE MAKE AVAILABLE USING OR OTHERWISE IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES; YOUR VIOLATION OF APPLICABLE LAW OR ANY THIRD-PARTY RIGHT; AND ANY ACTUAL OR ALLEGED FRAUD, INTENTIONAL MISCONDUCT, GROSS NEGLIGENCE, OR CRIMINAL ACTS COMMITTED BY YOU OR YOUR EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO ENGAGE SEPARATE COUNSEL AND PARTICIPATE IN OR ASSUME THE EXCLUSIVE DEFENSE AND CONTROL OF ANY MATTER OTHERWISE SUBJECT TO INDEMNIFICATION BY YOU HEREUNDER, IN WHICH CASE YOU AGREE TO COOPERATE WITH US AND SUCH SEPARATE COUNSEL AS WE REASONABLY REQUEST.

    THE LAWS OF SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE DISCLAIMER OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CERTAIN TYPES OF DAMAGES, SO SOME OR ALL OF THE DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY IN THESE TERMS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

11. GENERAL TERMS

    Changes to the Services. Unless we specifically agree otherwise in a separate agreement with you, we reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue the Services or your access to the Services, in whole or in part, at any time without notice to you. Although we will strive to provide you with reasonable advance notice if we stop offering a Service, there may be urgent situations—such as preventing abuse, responding to legal requirements, or addressing security and operability issues—where providing advance notice is not feasible. We will not be liable for any change to or any suspension or discontinuation of the Services or your access to them. If you continue to access the Services after we post the updated Terms on Ai2’s website or otherwise give you notice of Terms changes, then you agree to the updated Terms. If you do not accept the updated Terms, you must stop using our Services.

    Entire Agreement. These Terms and any other terms expressly incorporated by reference form the entire agreement between you and us regarding the subject matter of our Terms.

    Termination, Survival of Terms. You may stop accessing the Services at any time. Ai2 may terminate the Services, or suspend your access to all or part of the Services, without notice, for any conduct that Ai2, in its sole discretion, believes is disruptive or is in violation of any applicable law or these Terms. In the event of any such termination, the provisions regarding disclaimers, limitations of liabilities, indemnification, User Content, intellectual property rights, choice of law, and venue set forth in these Terms will survive

    Severability. If a particular Term or portion of these Terms is not valid or enforceable, this will have no effect on any other Terms.

    No Waiver. Any delay or failure on our part to enforce a provision of these Terms is not a waiver of our right to enforce them later.

    No Assignment. These Terms may not be transferred or assigned by you without our prior written consent, but may be assigned by us without restriction.

    Use of our Brand. You may not, without our prior written permission, use our name, logos, or other trademarks in any way that implies our affiliation, endorsement, or sponsorship. To seek permission, please email us at communications@allenai.org.

    Export Controls. By Using the Services, you represent and warrant that you are not located in, under the control of, or a national or resident of any country to which the United States has embargoed goods or other export or trade restrictions that would prohibit your access or use. You agree you will not export or re-export any goods or products unless you have complied with all applicable U.S. and foreign government export controls and approvals. Ai2 makes no claim that content contained on the Services is appropriate or may be downloaded outside the United States or by non-US citizens. If you access the Services from outside the United States, you do so at your own risk and are responsible for compliance with the laws of your country’s jurisdiction.

    Legal Compliance. We may comply with governmental, court, and law enforcement requests or requirements relating to provision or use of the Services, or to information provided to or collected under our Terms. We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to report information from or about you, including but not limited to your User Content, to law enforcement.

    Applicable Law and Venue. Ai2 operates the Services from Seattle, Washington, United States of America. These Terms and your use of the Services are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington, applicable to agreements made and to be entirely performed within the State of Washington, without resort to its conflict of law provisions. You agree that any action at law or in equity arising out of or relating to the Terms will be filed only in the state and federal courts located in King County, Washington and you hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consent and submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of these Terms of Use. No action arising under or relating to these Terms of Use may be brought by either party more than one year.

    LIMITATION ON TIME TO FILE CLAIMS. ANY CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM YOU MAY HAVE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE TERMS MUST BE COMMENCED WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES, OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.

    Entire Agreement. These Terms, together with any other terms and policies expressly incorporated by reference in the respective Services, form the entire agreement between you and us Ai2 regarding the subject matter herein.

    Questions and Contact Information. Questions or comments about the Services may be directed to Ai2 at the email address legal@allenai.org

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Supplemental Terms

These Supplemental Terms supplement the Terms of Use and govern your use of the Services below. To the extent of any conflict between these Supplemental Terms and the Terms of Use, these Supplemental Terms will take precedence with respect to the applicable Services.

AI SERVICES

Some AI Services are governed by additional terms and conditions that are provided as clickwrap agreements or that are otherwise specified in the legal terms of the particular AI Service.

For example, some AI Services specify that your Inputs and Outputs will not be used to train AI models, while some AI Services specify that your Inputs and Outputs may be published and shared for research purposes.

EARTHRANGER

The Terms of Use specifically apply to the EarthRanger informational website at https://earthranger.com.

All use of the EarthRanger platform, software, and hosted services, including all EarthRanger APIs, applications, and related services are separately governed by the EarthRanger End User License Agreement and the EarthRanger Data Policy.

SEMANTIC SCHOLAR

The Semantic Scholar platform and website at https://www.semanticscholar.org/ contains additional terms and conditions that apply to various features and offerings. All such legal terms on the website govern your use of Semantic Scholar.

All use of the Semantic Scholar API is separately governed by the Semantic Scholar API License Agreement.

SKYLIGHT

The Terms of Use specifically apply to the Skylight informational website at https://skylight.global.

All use of the Skylight platform, software, and hosted services, including all Skylight APIs, applications, and related services are separately governed by the Skylight End User License Agreement and Skylight API Policy.

WILDLANDS

These Terms of Use specifically apply to the Wildlands informational website at https://allenai.org/wildlands.

All use of the Fuels Data mobile applications are separately governed by the Fuels Data License Agreement as provided in the IOS and Android app stores.