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Account Deactivated due to Biological Research

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This is pretty wild. My OpenAI account got deactivated due to what they flagged as "Prohibited Biological Use." I'm a biology student researching agricultural improvements for U.S. crops. I asked how to legally receive beneficial bacteria from the University of Oxford through established USDA chann…

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  1. 2026-09-11 04:06 · r/OpenAI
    Account Deactivated due to Biological Research

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