The guiding principle is simple: an AI may help you use VASP. It must never be allowed to ingest the VASP Software. Before sending anything related to the VASP Software to an AI tool, ask: “Has this provider committed that my inputs will not be retained or used for training — and does the provider use those settings by default or have I switched those setting on?”
To be clear, none of this restricts the use of logs, outputs, simulation results or other data generated by your permitted use of VASP — as long as that material does not itself disclose source code, the PP-data-base or other confidential information. You remain free to analyse and publish your scientific results as usual.
Read our guide for more information.