Mission and scope
AI Wire publishes original reporting and analysis about artificial intelligence. Work should help readers understand what changed, why it matters, what the evidence supports, and what remains uncertain. Speed never eliminates the obligation to verify.
Reporting, analysis, and opinion
News reports verified developments. Analysis interprets evidence and explains consequences. Opinion presents a stated viewpoint. Quick Brief condenses a record without changing its label. Developing Story signals that material facts may change. Platform Update covers AI Wire itself.
- Every article receives a visible content-type label.
- Analysis must identify the evidence supporting its interpretation.
- Opinion must be labeled before the headline and cannot masquerade as reported consensus.
- Sponsored and affiliate content require separate, prominent labels.
Sources and attribution
Primary documents, direct observations, datasets, and on-the-record interviews are preferred when available. Links should point to the closest available original source. Anonymous sourcing requires a clear public-interest justification and careful corroboration. AI Wire will explain source limitations when they materially affect confidence.
Verification and uncertainty
Claims that can change must carry a verification or update date in structured features. Demonstration records must never be presented as editorial fact. Unverified claims, conflicts between sources, and meaningful unknowns belong in the published record rather than being smoothed away.
AI-assistance disclosure
AI tools may assist with research organization, transcription review, coding, data transformation, accessibility checks, or drafting support. A human editor remains accountable for verification, framing, publication, corrections, and the final text. AI-generated material must not be cited as evidence. Material uses of AI that affect how a reader interprets a work should be disclosed.
Image rights, credits, and synthetic media
Images require useful alt text, provenance, and credit where applicable. Original AI Wire visuals are preferred. Third-party media is used only with documented public-domain status, an applicable license, express editorial-use terms, or written permission. A source link does not by itself grant reuse rights. Synthetic or materially altered editorial images must be labeled. Decorative abstract graphics are identified through context or hidden from assistive technology when they convey no information.
- Retain the creator, source URL, license or permission record, required credit, and modification disclosure.
- Do not copy search thumbnails, social images, photographs, charts, screenshots, or press-page artwork without checking the actual reuse terms.
- Use trademarks only as needed for identification and never to imply affiliation or sponsorship.
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Sponsored and affiliate content
Sponsored Content and Affiliate Content must be identified before the headline and again within the work. Sponsors do not receive approval over independent reporting. Affiliate relationships must be disclosed near relevant links. No active affiliate program is represented during this phase.
Corrections and updates
Material factual errors are corrected promptly and transparently. The correction note explains what changed and when. Developing stories and platform updates may also carry update histories that are distinct from corrections. See the Corrections Policy for the request process.