AI clause
Open access publications with a CC-BY license can be used with any kind of available AI tool, may be used for the development and training of any AI tool and the results including the content can be freely shared.
Licensed content (closed publications) or Open Access publications with a restrictive CC-BY-NC-ND license, where Elsevier owns all rights or some key rights such as the right to create derivatives, may be used
- with closed versions of AI tools that do not train the algorithm, do not learn from the input or incorporate the input in the AI tool (e.g. Open AI "non-learning" subscription version ChatGPT Team). The use of the closed version may be subject to a fee and / or restrictions.
- with open versions of learning AI tools or to develop your own AI tool or platform, provided that it is used in a secure, user-controlled environment (i.e. self-hosted in an on-premises environment or in an environment hosted externally solely for use by Participating Institutions or Authorised Users).
Results generated or platforms developed with the help of AI may be published and made available for research and teaching, provided that they do not contain or reproduce content from closed or CC-BY-NC-ND publications. Links to closed publications are permitted.
The commercial use of AI-generated content or platforms is prohibited.
