Zero Tolerance Policy: Community

DeepLearning.AI is dedicated to providing a safe and inclusive space for all of our learners in the global AI Discourse community.  We do not tolerate any form of harassment from learners, mentors, or staff. DeepLearning.AI takes violations of our policy seriously and will respond appropriately. 

All users of our online Discourse, as well as anyone who attends our in-person community events, must abide by the following policies:

• Be Respectful — You are a member of a global community, and as such you must value other members' opinions even when they differ from your own. You can disagree, but always be respectful during your interactions, whether online and in person. 

• Be Kind — We are an intentionally positive community and ask that all people who join our discourse community and engage with our content display kindness when communicating with each other and staff.

• Speak Up! — Hold your fellow Discourse members accountable. Please alert a staff member if you see another user violating any of our policies. You can reach us at Community@deeplearning.AI

We have a ZERO TOLERANCE for online and in-person harassment of any kind, including but not limited to:

• Stalking/following

• Deliberate intimidation

• Harassing photography or recording

• Sustained disruption of talks and events

• Offensive  language both verbal and written.

• Verbal language that reinforces social structures of domination

• Sexual imagery and language in public spaces

• Inappropriate physical contact

• Unwelcome sexual or physical attention

• Physical or cyber threats

In relation to, but not limited to:

• Neurodiversity

• Race

• Color

• National origin

• Gender identity

• Gender expression

• Sexual orientation

• Age

• Body size and shape

• Disabilities

• Appearance

• Religion

• Pregnancy

• Military status

• Social demographic

Our zero-tolerance policy means that we will look into and review every allegation of violation of our community guidelines and respond appropriately. To report any behavior that makes you or others feel uncomfortable, please reach out to our community management team at Community@deeplearning.AI or file a report. We will ask users to stop engaging in behavior if we deem it to be harassment, and we expect them to comply immediately. 

DeepLearning.AI reserves the right to remove any person from our Discourse community. Reasons for removal include, but are not limited to, failing to comply with these policies and the terms and conditions herein. 

DeepLearning.AI staff and organizers may take any action they deem appropriate. These include warning the user, blocking them from the Discourse, and expelling them from events or courses with no refund.

Why is this policy important?

Harassment in online communities and at events, virtual or in-person, is unfortunately common. Creating an official policy aims to improve this by making it clear that harassment of anyone for any reason is not acceptable within our Discourse community and events. This policy aims to prevent harassment by clearly defining expectations for behavior. In doing so, we hope to assure to our users that they are safe in our community.