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AI usage disclosure

AI can accelerate newsroom work. It cannot replace evidence or editorial responsibility.

Last updated: 15 August 2026

Permitted uses

The desk may use AI to organise public sources, suggest research questions, summarise material, transcribe media and prepare draft structures.

  • Research organisation
  • Transcription and summarisation
  • Draft outlines and headline options
  • Metadata and internal tagging

Human responsibility

An editor must review factual claims, source links, context, headline and publication status. AI-generated text is not treated as a source.

Prohibited uses

We do not knowingly publish fabricated quotations, invented statistics, deceptive lookalike imagery or unsupported allegations produced by AI.