AI Disclosure & Safety

Olto Discovery uses third-party AI inference providers to power protocol generation, literature analysis, statistical guidance, and the AI assistant.

Required human review

All AI-generated content requires review by a qualified researcher before implementation. Verify reagent quantities, confirm statistical methods, check safety requirements, and obtain institutional approvals (IRB, IBC, IACUC, DEA) before conducting research.

Model selection by tier

Olto selects the model automatically based on your plan and the task:

• Olto AI: the Explorer (free) tier
• AI Pro: the Researcher and Lab tiers
• AI Max: the Enterprise tier

Monthly AI call limits

An "AI call" is any AI request: protocol generation, refine, simulate, risk score, an assistant message, AI Improve / design assist, image QC commentary, the standards finder, a file summary, or paper analysis / import. Protocol generation counts as a call on every tier; there is no bypass. Viewing, editing, and running existing protocols never counts.

• Explorer (free): 5 AI calls/month
• Researcher ($79/mo): 200 AI calls/month + unlimited protocols
• Lab ($499/mo): 2,000 AI calls/month + unlimited protocols
• Enterprise: unlimited AI calls and protocols

A secondary monthly spend cap also applies. When you reach a limit, AI features pause until the next billing cycle or until you upgrade. Non-AI features keep working. Your current usage is always visible in Billing and in Settings → Security. Limits reset on the first of each calendar month. Members of a paid team are metered per user at the team's inherited tier (not a shared pool).

Limitations

• AI reflects its training data, not real-time literature
• Feasibility scores are AI estimates, not peer-reviewed assessments
• Always verify reagent catalog numbers with the supplier directly

Regulated and sensitive data

Unless expressly permitted in a signed Enterprise agreement with appropriate configuration, do not upload protected health information (PHI), patient-identifiable clinical data, classified information, export-controlled data, controlled unclassified information (CUI), or other regulated sensitive data. Olto Discovery is not, by default, a HIPAA-covered platform.

AI provider data handling

When you use AI features, your prompts, uploaded files, protocols, and assistant conversations are sent to our AI inference partner to produce the response. We do not sell user data, and we do not use private customer research content to train Olto-owned or public AI models. Our AI inference partner's handling of API content is governed by their applicable API terms at the time of the request. AI inference metadata is retained in line with our AI provider's API terms and our security needs.

Not a medical device

Olto Discovery is not a medical device, diagnostic tool, clinical decision-support system, or substitute for qualified scientific judgment. Users are responsible for IRB, IBC, IACUC, biosafety, chemical safety, DEA/controlled-substance compliance, export-control compliance, and other applicable legal and institutional requirements where relevant.